peep out

Frequency: 5.04.5 per million words

to look out from a hiding place

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Examples (10)

  • He peeped out cautiously from behind the door.
  • The child peeped out from under the covers to see if it was safe.
  • A small mouse peeped out of the hole in the wainscot.
  • She peeped out through the curtains to see who was arriving.
  • The sun peeped out from behind the clouds for a moment.
  • He peeped out of the window to check if the rain had stopped.
  • The prisoner peeped out through the narrow bars of his cell.
  • Tiny spring flowers peeped out among the melting snow.
  • The kitten peeped out from the cardboard box, looking curious.
  • I peeped out of the tent to watch the sunrise over the mountains.