peeping

Meanings

• Observing or looking at something, typically secretly or from a distance.

  - "He was peeping through the keyhole to see what was inside."
  - "Despite the rain, she kept peeping out of the window to check the weather."
  - "The detective spent hours peeping at the suspect through binoculars."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with peeping
Beeping , cheating , creeping , deceiving , weaving , leaving , grieving.

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Peeping (observing, looking at something), peeping (sound made by a beeper), peeping (sound made by a bird), peeping (look of surprise or amazement), peeping (act of peeping or spying).
   

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Variants

List of all variants of peeping that leads to same result
peep , peeped , peeping , peeps , Peeping Tom , Peeping Tomism , Peeping Toms , leaf peeper , leaf peepers , leaf-peeping , leaf-peepings

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'peeping' comes from the Old English word 'peofan', which means 'to spy, to observe, or to look at something secretly or from a distance'. Over time, the term 'peeping' came to be used more generally to refer to any observation or looking at something, whether secretly or not.

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Culture

Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

["In literature, 'peeping' has been used to describe the act of observing or spying on someone, often with a suggestive or voyeuristic tone. For example, in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', the protagonist Raskolnikov engages in a series of 'peepings' or observations of people, including the elderly pawnbroker Alyona Ivanovna, whom he eventually murders.", "In art, 'peeping' has been used to describe the act of observing or spying on someone, often with a suggestive or voyeuristic tone. For example, in the painting 'The Peeping Tom' by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, the central figure is depicted as a man with a mask peering through a hole in a wall to observe a woman bathing in the room beyond.", "In music, 'peeping' has been used to describe the act of observing or spying on someone, often with a suggestive or voyeuristic tone. For example, in the jazz standard 'Peanut Vendor' by Dizzy Gillespie, the title refers to the role of the peanut vendor as an observer or spy on the events unfolding in the marketplace."]

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