peek

peek
01. I'm just going to put on my bathing suit. Turn around, and don't [peek].
02. The children nervously [peeked] through their fingers as the Wicked Witch of the West screamed angrily at Dorothy and the scarecrow.
03. The boys [peeked] over the fence at the girls in their bikinis.
04. The students tried to get a [peek] at the test that was sitting on the teacher's desk before she came into the room.
05. As a child, I always tried to get a [peek] at my presents before Christmas arrived.
06. The young boy kept [peeking] at his mother during the game to see if she was watching him.
07. He always cheats on his tests; he writes the answers on a sheet of paper that he [peeks] at from time to time.
08. The kitten [peeked] around the corner to where the dog was sleeping on the rug.
09. You can have a quick [peek] at the cake for tomorrow's party but after that, it's time for bed.
10. The nervous groom tried to sneak a [peek] at his future bride as she put the final touches on her make-up before the wedding ceremony.
11. Okay, I'm going to run and hide. You count to ten, and then try to find me, but don't [peek] while I'm running away.
12. A recent Gallup survey showed that in the United States, 8 percent of kissers kept their eyes open, but more than 20 percent confessed to an occasional [peek].
13. The little boy [peeked] through the crack in the wall of the girls' changeroom.
14. My niece laughs every time I lean over and [peek] at her from above her stroller.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • peek — [pi:k] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from [i]Dutch kieken to look ] 1.) to look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see →↑peep peek at/through/into etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • peek — (v.) late 14c., piken look quickly and slyly, of unknown origin. The words peek, keek, and peep all were used with more or less the same meaning 14c. 15c.; perhaps the ultimate source was M.Du. kieken. Related: Peeked; peeking. The noun meaning a …   Etymology dictionary

  • Peek — Peek, v. i. [OE. piken: cf. F. piquer to pierce, prick, E. pique. Cf. {Peak}.] To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peek — peek; peek·a·boo; …   English syllables

  • peek — / peep [n] sneaked look blink, gander*, glance, glimpse, look see, sight; concept 623 peek / peep [v] sneak a look blink, glance, glimpse, have a gander*, look, peer, snatch, snoop, spy, squint, stare, take a look; concept 623 peep …   New thesaurus

  • peek — /peek/, v.i. 1. to look or glance quickly or furtively, esp. through a small opening or from a concealed location; peep; peer. n. 2. a quick or furtive look or glance; peep. [1325 75; ME piken (v.); perh. dissimilated var. of kiken to KEEK] Syn.… …   Universalium

  • PEEK — PEEK: DIN Kurzzeichen für Polyetheretherketone …   Universal-Lexikon

  • peek — n peep, glimpse, glance, *look, sight, view …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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