beep
Translation
to beep, to pip
Examples
The truck will beep when it backs up.
The lorry will beep when it reverses.
The cashier has to beep every item.
The cashier has to beep every item.
Grammar Patterns
((no object)) to make a short, high sound. My phone beeped to signal a new message.
((sth.)) to cause (a horn) to make a sound. The driver beeped the horn.
Similar Words
honk, toot, pip
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, imitating a short, high-pitched electronic sound.
Memory Tips
Imagine the sound a scanner makes at a supermarket checkout. 'Beep!'