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.