Antonyms for peeked


Grammar : Verb
Spell : peek
Phonetic Transcription : pik


Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for peeked

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