peek

Other forms of peek

plural

peeks·

past tense

peeked·

present participle

peeking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about peek

What does peek mean?

peek means "a secret look". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in peek?

peek has 1 syllable: peek. In IPA it is /ˈpik/.

What is another word for peek?

Close synonyms include peep, glance, glint. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is peek a common word?

peek is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with peek?

2 words rhyme with peek. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.