underpeep en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + peep.
Meanings
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To peep under.
The flame […] would underpeep her lids.
1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underpeeping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underpeeps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underpeeped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underpeeped | Tense=Past | lexicographic |