beep out

English

Verb

beep out (third-person singular simple present beeps out, present participle beeping out, simple past and past participle beeped out)

  1. (informal) Synonym of bleep out.
    • 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 182:
      Then it remains for the Word from On High. But computers and communications are awfully good these days, and it usually doesn't take longer than a couple of seconds to perform a charge-card verification. The little machine beeps out its approval code, heavenly tunes sing out from tiny speakers, and a wide pair of pearlescent doors in the back of the room swing majestically open.
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