Definition of bleep - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
technologyshort high-pitched sound from an electronic device
- The microwave made a bleep when the timer ended.
2.
- They used a bleep to censor the swear word on TV.
3.
musicTECH. genre of electronic music with goth influencesTECH.
- She enjoys listening to bleep at the club.
Verb
1.
sound emissiontr./intr. emit a short high-pitched soundtr./intr.
- The machine will bleep to signal completion.
2.
censorshiptr. US censor offensive words in audiotr. US
- They had to bleep out the swear words during the broadcast.
3.
- The doctor was bleeped for an emergency.
Expressions with bleep
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cover offensive words with a beep sound
They bleep out swear words on live TV.
device replacing inappropriate audio with a bleep sound
The bleep censor activated during the live show.
Origin of bleep
English, imitative sound
Terms with bleep included in their meaning
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broadcasting
device replacing inappropriate audio with a bleep sound
sound alert
device or person that emits a bleep
Examples of bleep in a sentence
The device emitted a bleep to signal low battery. The comedian's joke was full of bleeps. During the live show, a bleep covered the offensive remark. Bleep artists often perform at underground venues. The festival featured a variety of bleep music acts. The alarm will bleep every hour.
My watch will bleep when the timer ends. The network decided to bleep the controversial remarks. They will bleep any inappropriate language in the interview. She bleeped him to confirm the meeting time. The nurse bleeped the technician for assistance.
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- French:bip, biper, ...
- German:Piepsen, piepen, ...
- Italian:bip, bippare, ...
- Spanish:pitido, pitar, ...
- Portuguese:bip, emitir um bip, ...
- Chinese:哔声, 发出高音, ...
- Japanese:ピッ, ビープ音を出す, ...
- Arabic:صَوْت صَفِير, أَصْدَرَ صَوْتًا, ...
- Hebrew:צִפְצוּף, לְצַפְצֵף, ...
- Russian:писк, издавать писк, ...
- Ukrainian:сигнал, пищати, ...
- Hindi:बीप, बीप करना, ...
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