Peaked vs Peeked - What's the difference?
peaked | peeked |
Sickly-looking, peaky.
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(peak)
(peek)
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
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(computing) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
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As verbs the difference between peaked and peeked
is that peaked is past tense of peak while peeked is past tense of peek.As an adjective peaked
is having a peak or peaks.peaked
English
Etymology 1
See peakEtymology 2
See (Etymology 2)Alternative forms
* pekidAdjective
(en adjective)- She looked peaked and tired ever since he had volunteered for the army.
- While Nixon looked peaked throughout the debate, Kennedy looked like a poised diplomat oozing confidence.
- Peck looked peaked to Williams. He was pale and appeared to be breathing in shallow gasps.
Etymology 3
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*peeked
English
Verb
(head)peek
English
Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) *, probably a fusion of peep and keek.Verb
(en verb)- A pale strip of white skin peeked out from under his waistband.
- Her brown skin peeked through the empty gap in her clothing.
- We are peeking the value from the first index's memory location.