bleep
verb /bliːp/Definition
› [I] (of a machine) to make a short, high sound: I heard his alarm clock bleeping this morning.Sounds made by objects, movement or impact › [T] UK (US beep) to call someone, for example a doctor, by sending a signal to a bleeper that they carry: Bleep me if his condition worsens.Faxes, pagers, and text messages
(Definition of bleep verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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