beep
verb
if a piece of electronic equipment beeps, it makes a short high sound or several short high sounds
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verb
if a piece of electronic equipment beeps, it makes a short high sound or several short high sounds
verb
if a piece of electronic equipment bleeps, it makes a short high sound or several short high sounds
verb
to make the short high sound of glass or metal objects hitting each other, or to cause objects to make this sound
verb
if something creaks, especially something wooden, it makes a high noise when it moves or when you put weight on it
verb
something that wheezes makes a high sound, as though a lot of air is being pushed through it
verb
to make a high sound by forcing air through your mouth in order to get someone’s attention, or to show that you like or dislike something
verb
if a machine, train, or boat whistles, a piece of equipment on it makes a loud high sound
verb
if the wind whistles around or through a place, it makes a high sound because it is blowing strongly
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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