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- [blee-ping]
- /ˈbli pɪŋ/
- /bliːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blee-ping]
- /ˈbli pɪŋ/
Definitions of bleeping word
- adjective bleeping (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here! 1
- noun bleeping a brief, constant beeping sound, usually of a high pitch and generated by an electronic device. 1
- noun bleeping such an electronic sound used to replace a censored word or phrase, as on a television broadcast. 1
- noun bleeping Also, blip. (used as a euphemism to indicate the omission or deletion of an obscenity or other objectionable word). 1
- verb without object bleeping (of an electronic device) to emit a series of bleeps as an audible signal, summons, or warning. 1
- verb with object bleeping Also, blip. to censor (an obscene, vulgar, or other objectionable word or phrase) from a radio or television broadcast by deleting from the audio signal, leaving a gap or an electronic tone: The word was bleeped out of the comedian's routine. 1
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Origin of bleeping
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80; bleep + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Bleeping
noun
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bleeping popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bleeping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bleeping
verb bleeping
- phone — a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”.
- contact — Contact involves meeting or communicating with someone, especially regularly.
- telephone — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
- beep — A beep is a short, loud sound like that made by a car horn or a telephone answering machine.
- ring — a male given name.
Antonyms for bleeping
verb bleeping
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- listen — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
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