bleep

A short, high-pitched sound, typically produced by an electronic device as a signal or warning.

• 🇵🇹Som curto e agudo, geralmente emitido por um dispositivo eletrônico como sinal ou aviso; também o ato de censurar palavras impróprias com um bipe.

1. Short high-pitched sound B1 informal

   A brief, high-pitched electronic tone used as a signal, warning, or to mask inappropriate language.

   • The machine emitted a loud bleep to indicate the cycle was complete.
   • The TV show censored the swear word with a bleep.
   • He heard a bleep from his phone, signaling a new message.

   🇵🇹Som agudo curto

   Sinônimos: beepblipchirppeepping

• bleeps plural form
• bleeps' possessive plural form
• bleep's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of emitting a short, high-pitched sound, typically from an electronic device, or to censor or obscure a word or phrase in broadcasting.

• 🇵🇹Verbo que indica a ação de emitir um som curto e agudo, geralmente de um dispositivo eletrônico, ou de censurar ou ocultar uma palavra ou frase em transmissões.

1. Emit a short high-pitched sound B1 formal

   To produce a short, high-pitched electronic sound, often as a signal or alert.

   • The machine bleeped to indicate the process was complete.
   • The alarm clock bleeped loudly at 6 AM.
   • The scanner bleeped every time it read a barcode.

   🇵🇹Emitir um som curto e agudo

   Sinônimos: beepblipchirppeeppingtone

2. Censor offensive language B2 informal

   To replace an offensive word in a broadcast or recording with a short high-pitched sound.

   • The network bleeped out the swear words during the live interview.
   • The comedian's joke was bleeped on television.
   • They had to bleep several parts of the speech for the radio broadcast.

   🇵🇹Biper

   Sinônimos: beepblip

• bleeped past participle
• bleeped past simple
• bleeping present participle
• bleeps third person singular