noun
- a short high-pitched electronic sound
- a sound used to replace profanity in broadcasts
Usage: broadcasting
verb
- to make a short high-pitched electronic sound
- to replace profanity with an electronic sound
Usage: broadcasting
Examples
- The smoke detector emitted a loud bleep every few seconds.
- The radio show used a bleep to cover the swear word.
- My phone will bleep when I receive a text message.
- The censors had to bleep out several words from the interview.
- The machine made a soft bleep to indicate it was ready.
- They decided to bleep the controversial comment before airing.
- The alarm clock’s annoying bleep woke me up early.