as in glancing
to take a quick or hasty look peek out the window and see if it's raining
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Recent Examples of peeking There was a ficus tree directly next to the spa deck, a white hawk flying just below the clouds, and the leaves of a cecropia tree, where sloths typically sleep, peeking into my periphery. —
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Video shows the mother bear peeking her head out from the den and then wriggling out of it, signaling for the cubs to follow her. —Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026 As well-wishers floated between a recording studio, the walk-in closet, a media room, and guest bedrooms, Tuco, the dog, looked completely unfazed by the dozens of curious guests peeking behind every corner. —Freya Drohan, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026 Only Daisy jumps out of her seat to start peeking out the windows where bullets are flying. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026 The photo, alongside another stunning image showing the Earth peeking through one of the Orion spacecraft’s windows after completing the translunar injection burn, were the two first images the Artemis 2 astronauts sent back to Earth. —Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026 The photo, taken by Bill Anders, shows Earth peeking out beyond the lunar surface as the Apollo 8 crew circled the moon. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026 The first image is of Earth peeking through the window of Orion's crew module, where the astronauts reside. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 Calle, who is now 72, is known for peeking into the intimate lives of others. —Elisa Wouk Almino editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Video shows the mother bear peeking her head out from the den and then wriggling out of it, signaling for the cubs to follow her. —Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026 As well-wishers floated between a recording studio, the walk-in closet, a media room, and guest bedrooms, Tuco, the dog, looked completely unfazed by the dozens of curious guests peeking behind every corner. —Freya Drohan, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2026 Only Daisy jumps out of her seat to start peeking out the windows where bullets are flying. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026 The photo, alongside another stunning image showing the Earth peeking through one of the Orion spacecraft’s windows after completing the translunar injection burn, were the two first images the Artemis 2 astronauts sent back to Earth. —Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026 The photo, taken by Bill Anders, shows Earth peeking out beyond the lunar surface as the Apollo 8 crew circled the moon. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026 The first image is of Earth peeking through the window of Orion's crew module, where the astronauts reside. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 Calle, who is now 72, is known for peeking into the intimate lives of others. —Elisa Wouk Almino editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeking
glancing
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Illustrations by Thomas Merceron Even glancing contact between a passenger car and a semi truck is often enough to send the smaller vehicle pinwheeling across the highway.— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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The pup can be seen glancing around his kennel with teary eyes, appearing scared and confused.— Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Peeking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/peeking. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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