Bleep
noun
A short, high-pitched sound made by electronic devices, often used to censor inappropriate words.
The TV show had to bleep out several swear words.
Usage tips
Neutral
TV bleep,bleep sound,bleep out
verb
To make a bleep sound; to censor words in broadcast or media.
They had to bleep the singer's lyrics during the live performance.
Usage tips
Neutral
bleep out,bleep repeatedly
noun
A short, high-pitched sound made by electronic devices, often used to censor inappropriate words.
The TV show had to bleep out several swear words.
Usage tips
Neutral
TV bleep,bleep sound,bleep out
verb
To make a bleep sound; to censor words in broadcast or media.
They had to bleep the singer's lyrics during the live performance.
Usage tips
Neutral
bleep out,bleep repeatedly
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Media Usage
In broadcasting, a bleep often replaces profanity or inappropriate words.
The movie had many bleeps during the more adult scenes.
Pro Tip 2/3Censorship
Bleeps are commonly used in media as a form of censorship to maintain audience appropriateness.
The live radio show frequently used bleeps to edit profanity on the fly.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Signal
In technology, bleeps can serve as warning signals or alerts in various devices.
The smoke detector emitted a bleep as an alert for low battery.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Usage
In broadcasting, a bleep often replaces profanity or inappropriate words.
The movie had many bleeps during the more adult scenes.
Pro Tip 2/3Censorship
Bleeps are commonly used in media as a form of censorship to maintain audience appropriateness.
The live radio show frequently used bleeps to edit profanity on the fly.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Signal
In technology, bleeps can serve as warning signals or alerts in various devices.
The smoke detector emitted a bleep as an alert for low battery.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Usage
In broadcasting, a bleep often replaces profanity or inappropriate words.
The movie had many bleeps during the more adult scenes.
Pro Tip 2/3Censorship
Bleeps are commonly used in media as a form of censorship to maintain audience appropriateness.
The live radio show frequently used bleeps to edit profanity on the fly.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Signal
In technology, bleeps can serve as warning signals or alerts in various devices.
The smoke detector emitted a bleep as an alert for low battery.
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