peek
verb (used without object)
to look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer.
were peeking
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past progressiveof peek.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They led by just three points at halftime, looking as if they were peeking ahead to next week's game against ninth-ranked Michigan State on the road.
From Fox News ● Oct. 23, 2021
One day, as buds were peeking from the trees, her boss came to her and thunked a thick folder onto her desk.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2020
Bits of color were peeking out through cracks in the dark shades of “La Miséreuse accroupie,” a 1902 painting by a young Pablo Picasso during his “Blue Period.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2018
Abdullahi’s arm was pointed in the opposite direction, where Chambers could see kids were peeking out of their classroom doors.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2017
The western sky was a blaze of red, but to the east the first stars were peeking out.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
