beeping

present participle of beep

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beeping
Verb
  • Within minutes, the inbox starts buzzing, and they get pulled into a flood of urgent emails.
    Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • His new social media activity has the wrestling world buzzing about a potential return to the company.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Call records showed the couple called a funeral home before dialing 911 the morning their son died, according to the affidavit.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Credit to Josh McDaniels, too, for dialing up simpler, straightforward reads.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity.
    Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But phoning in sick isn’t going to be an option.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Beeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beeping. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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