Bleeped Meaning in English
word · lemma: bleep
ˈbɫip
BLEEPD
blˈiːpt
BLEEPT
Definition
Made a short, high electronic sound, or had part of speech replaced by that sound to hide inappropriate words, especially on TV or radio.
Usage & Nuances
Commonly used for electronic sounds (machines, alarms) and for censoring offensive language in media ('bleeped out'). The meaning depends on whether it's about a sound or hiding words.
Spanish: emitió un pitido - censuró con un pitidoPortuguese (BR): apitou - censurou com bipPortuguese (PT): apitou - censurou com um bipChinese (Simplified): 发出哔哔声 - 用哔声遮盖Chinese (Traditional): 發出嗶嗶聲 - 用嗶聲遮蓋Hindi: बीप की आवाज़ की - बीप से सेंसर कियाArabic: أصدر صوت صفير - تم حجب (كلمة) بواسطة صوتBengali: বিপ শব্দ করেছে - শব্দ অস্পষ্ট করেছে (সেন্সর করা)Russian: пищал - заглушил (мат) звукомJapanese: ピッと鳴った - 音で消された（放送禁止用語）Vietnamese: kêu bíp - che tiếng (censorship)Korean: 삑 소리를 냈다 - (욕설을) 삑 소리로 가렸다Turkish: biplemek - sansürlemek (sesle)Urdu: بیپ کی آواز آئی - بیپ سے چھپایا (سنسر کرنا)Indonesian: berbunyi bip - disensor dengan suara bip
Example Sentences
The alarm bleeped every hour.
basic
The machine bleeped when I pressed the button.
basic
The TV bleeped out the bad word.
basic
His swear words were bleeped during the live broadcast.
natural
My phone bleeped to let me know I had a message.
natural
Every time someone cursed, the studio automatically bleeped the sound.
natural