Seep vs Peep - What's the difference?
seep | peep |
a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface
moisture that seeps out; a seepage
A seafloor vent
A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.
A feeble utterance or complaint.
The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
A kind of bird; a sandpiper.
To look, especially while trying not to be seen or noticed.
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*:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=But Richmond
To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
*:When flowers first peeped , and trees did blossoms bear.
A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
* {{quote-book
, year=1907
, title=(The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses)
, author=Robert W. Service
, chapter=(The Cremation of Sam McGee)
, passage=I was sick with dread, but I bravely said: "I'll just take a peep inside. / I guess he's cooked, and it's time I looked";. . . then the door I opened wide.}}
As nouns the difference between seep and peep
is that seep is a small spring, pool, or other place where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface while peep is a quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.As verbs the difference between seep and peep
is that seep is to ooze, or pass slowly through pores or other small openings while peep is to make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.As an acronym PEEP is
a World War II jeep attached to an armored regiment.seep
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(wikipedia seep)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* leakSee also
* sip * siphonAnagrams
* * ----peep
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Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic, from (etyl) pepenNoun
(en noun)- I don't want to hear a peep out of you !
- 2001 , , Thomas the tank engine collection : a unique collection of stories from the railway series - p. 177 - Egmont Books, Limited, Aug 15, 2001
- "Peep', ' peep ," said Edward, "I'm ready."
- "Peep', '''peep''', ' peep ," said Henry, "so am I."