beeped; beeping; beeps
1
: to cause to sound
beep a horn
2
: to send a message to (someone) with a beeper
Dr. Khoury was beeped to perform an emergency operation at American University Hospital.—
Scot Macleod
Scot Macleod
: a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning
Examples of beep in a Sentence
Verb
Why did you beep your horn at her?
She beeped at me first.
Something is beeping in the kitchen.
I could hear a beeping noise.
Noun
the beep of a car horn
Please leave a message after the beep.
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Indeed, the team told me that alongside driver feedback after a shift, the system records whenever the driver has to retake the wheel, in order to understand why human intervention was needed — and that includes whenever the driver beeps the horn.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
After a bunch of ear-piercing beeps and a little wiggle, the Tamagotchi disappears into cyberspace—forever.
—Sebastian Skov Andersen, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2021
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Verb
For the uninitiated, Wallace is a bald, toothy, eccentric inventor of whirring, beeping gadgets that no else much wants.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Indeed, the team told me that alongside driver feedback after a shift, the system records whenever the driver has to retake the wheel, in order to understand why human intervention was needed — and that includes whenever the driver beeps the horn.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
Beep beep! Skims, which Kardashian and co-founder Jens Grede launched in 2019, finds its first flagship store in New York at the former Versace space, situated right next to the Cartier Mansion.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
After a bunch of ear-piercing beeps and a little wiggle, the Tamagotchi disappears into cyberspace—forever.
—Sebastian Skov Andersen, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2021
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“Beep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beep. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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