Synonyms for peeked
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : peek |
| Phonetic Transcription : pik |
Top 10 synonyms for peeked Other synonyms for the word peeked
Définition of peeked
Origin :- late 14c., piken "look quickly and slyly," of unknown origin. The words peek, keek, and peep all were used with more or less the same meaning 14c.-15c.; perhaps the ultimate source was Middle Dutch kieken. Related: Peeked; peeking.
- verb sneak a look
- verb glimpse
- Mrs. Clark peeked down and saw him there, standin' up to his neck.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- She walked to the front of the office and peeked through the wicket.
- Extract from : « The Spinner's Book of Fiction » by Various
- I went downstairs once that night and peeked in through the curtains.
- Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child
- He peeked and pried, and was bent on penetrating the mystery.
- Extract from : « Bird Stories from Burroughs » by John Burroughs
- To operate it you peeked into the range finder, then threw a lever.
- Extract from : « If You Don't Write Fiction » by Charles Phelps Cushing
- Then he peeked over into the cellar and I just pointed and couldn't speak.
- Extract from : « Mitch Miller » by Edgar Lee Masters
- I peeked around the corner and Pa and the policeman went off to get a drink.
- Extract from : « Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa » by George W. Peck
- He gingerly lifted the edge of the first card dealt to him and peeked at it.
- Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche
- The rattling of the bank meant only pennies, my dear; I know, for I peeked.
- Extract from : « Living on a Little » by Caroline French Benton
- After a moment we crawled up the side of the pit and peeked over the edge.
- Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by Edward Morlae
Antonyms for peeked
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