1. short high-pitched electronic sounds, especially those used to censor profanity on television or radio
2. brief electronic tones or signals

1. to make short high-pitched electronic sounds
2. to censor words or sounds by replacing them with electronic tones

Examples

• The TV show used bleeps to cover up the swear words.
• Her pager made several bleeps during the meeting.
• The machine bleeps when the cycle is complete.
• The radio station bleeps out inappropriate language.
• I heard three bleeps from the smoke detector.
• The editor bleeps the offensive content before broadcast.
• The medical equipment bleeps continuously to monitor vital signs.