Beeping

verb

/ˈbiːpɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo sound (something that makes a beep).

"The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns."

2.verbTo have sexual intercourse (with) - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts

"Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers."

3.verbTo produce a beep.

4.verbTo contact (someone via) a pager device.

5.verbTelephoning a person, but only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.

"Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call."

6.nounAn instance of beeping; a sound that beeps.

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