1. A feeble shrill sound; cheep
2. A slight utterance especially of complaint or protest
3. Any of several small sandpipers
4. A first glimpse or faint appearance
5. A brief look; glance; a furtive look

1. To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.
2. To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.
3. To utter a feeble shrill sound as of a bird newly hatched; cheep
4. To utter the slightest sound