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peep

noun as in chirp

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But the explosion is unpredictable and often delayed - officials told the BBC that many of the injuries occurred when children peeped inside the pipe to check just as the blast happened.

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There were holes in the walls of their room, "like peep holes", but because Fred was always busy doing odd jobs they assumed it was random projects he had started.

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Their bond, Douglass said, was worth “all the wealth” of “the most successful conqueror,” for it gave him a “peep into that noble soul.”

I turn, and see a puppet peeping his head out of a secret opening of a door.

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In the attached photo, Mosquera sports a thick white beard, with tattoos peeping out of his orange shirt, and is described as a "latin king street gang member" convicted of "first-degree murder".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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