# beeping

Pronunciation: say "BEE-ping" /ˈbiːpɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A repeated short, high-pitched electronic sound, or a single instance of one.
   - Simple: A short, high sound made by a machine, or a series of those sounds.
   - _The hospital room filled with the steady beeping of heart monitors._
   - _He finally tracked the faint beeping to a dying smoke detector in the hallway._

## Verb

2. Present participle of beep. — present participle and gerund of beep
   - Simple: Present participle of beep. Use this -ing form when the sound is happening right now.
   - _The truck kept beeping as it reversed into the loading dock._
   - _Smoke detectors started beeping throughout the building during the fire drill._

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