Definition of Peeking

1. Verb. (present participle of peek) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peeking

1. peek [v] - See also: peek

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peeking

peeing
peeing off
peek
peek-a-boo
peek-a-boo bra
peek-a-boo bras
peekabo
peekaboo
peekaboo bra
peekaboo bras
peekaboos
peekabos
peekapoo
peekapoos
peeked
peeking (current term)
peeks
peekytoe
peekytoes
peel
peel away
peel me a grape
peel of
peel off
peel out
peel strength
peelable
peele
peeled
peeler

Literary usage of Peeking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Legal News by James Kirby (1897)
"We cannot conceive of any conduct much more indecent and insulting than for a stranger to be peeking into the windows of an occupied lighted residence, ..."

2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Boston Evening Post, nd 1857 He commenced peeking, as ho called it, ... 1888 [He put me] under a promise to remain in one spot without " peeking," as ..."

3. Silent and Oral Reading: A Practical Handbook of Methods Based on the Most by Clarence Robert Stone (1922)
"Make two of the children peeking over the top of the shoe. Make three children peeking out of the window. Make one peeking over the toe. ..."

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