beeped; beeping; beeps
1
: to cause to sound
beep a horn
2
: to send a message to (someone) with a beeper
Dr. Khoury was beeped to perform an emergency operation at American University Hospital.—
Scot Macleod
Scot Macleod
: a short usually high-pitched sound (as from a horn or an electronic device) that serves as a signal or warning
Examples of beep in a Sentence
Verb
Why did you beep your horn at her?
She beeped at me first.
Something is beeping in the kitchen.
I could hear a beeping noise.
Noun
the beep of a car horn
Please leave a message after the beep.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Infantino, then 24, got into his car with some friends and drove around town, beeping their horns, twirling their flags and singing songs in celebration.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 June 2025
EW.com, 15 July 2025
The cane vibrates and beeps when the bulb at the end of the cane detects an approaching obstacle like a pedestrian or tree.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Verb
Jackson Roman, who has been managing Type 1 diabetes, heard his cell phone and monitors beeping, sirens signaling his blood-glucose level had fallen too low, and the answer was tucked in his bag, a quick-acting honey gel pack.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025
Infantino, then 24, got into his car with some friends and drove around town, beeping their horns, twirling their flags and singing songs in celebration.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Noun
The room is silent except for the sound of a few panicked whispers and the gradual beep of the timer.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
The cane vibrates and beeps when the bulb at the end of the cane detects an approaching obstacle like a pedestrian or tree.
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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“Beep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beep. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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