How to pronounce bleep
Say it like BLEEP. Bleep is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
VoiceSpeed
US American/blip/BLEEP
UK British/bliːp/BLEEP
- BLEEP
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Bleep pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BLEEPSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of bleep
American and British speakers say bleep in essentially the same way: /blip/ in the US and /bliːp/ in the UK.
British respelling: BLEEP.
What does bleep mean?
noun
- A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
- A general euphemism for any expletive.“What the bleep are you doing?”
- A broad genre of electronic music with goth and industrial influences, as opposed to traditional gothic rock.
- To emit one or more bleeps.“The robot bleeped to acknowledge its new instructions.”
- To edit out inappropriate spoken language in a broadcast by replacing offending words with bleeps.
- To contact someone by pager.“If his condition gets any worse, please bleep the registrar on call.”
Where does bleep come from?
Onomatopoeic.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with bleep
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of bleep.
Questions about saying bleep
How do you pronounce bleep?
Say BLEEP. The American pronunciation is /blip/. In British English it is /bliːp/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in bleep?
Bleep is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: BLEEP.
Do Americans and Brits say bleep the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /blip/ and the British form is /bliːp/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.