bleep
Translation
to bleep, to beep, to censor
Examples
My phone bleeped to signal a new message.
My phone bleeped to signal a new message.
They bleeped out the swear words on TV.
They bleeped out the swear words on TV.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to make a short, high-pitched sound My phone bleeped.
((sth.)) to censor (sth.) by replacing it with a bleep They bleeped out the word.
Similar Words
Synonyms: beep, chirp, peep
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, imitating a short, high-pitched electronic sound.
Memory Tips
Imagine a robot saying 'bleep-bloop'. The sound is the word.