- [intransitive] to look at something quickly and secretly because you should not be looking at it synonym peep
- No peeking!
- + adv./prep. She peeked at the audience from behind the curtain.
- I couldn't resist peeking in the drawer.
Homophones peak | peek | piquepeak peek pique /piːk/
/piːk/
- peak noun
- Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America.
- peak verb
- Birdsong tends to peak in the spring mating season.
- peek verb
- I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films.
- peek noun
- She sneaked a peek at her watch.
- pique noun
- He smashed his racket in a fit of pique.
- pique verb
- He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity.
Extra Examples- Daniel peeked cautiously over his shoulder.
- He peeked out from behind the door.
- I wandered around the house, peeking into various rooms.
- I was tempted to peek around the corner.
- She peeked at the clock to see the time.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry - [intransitive] peek out/over/through, etc. to be just able to be seen
- Her feet peeked out from the end of the blanket.
- A toe peeked through the hole in his sock.
- The sun was peeking through the clouds.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English pike, pyke, of unknown origin.