bleep out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To cover a bad word on TV or radio with a beeping noise so people can't hear it.
Literal meaning: To cover something with a bleep sound — effectively erasing it from the audio.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To replace a word or phrase in a broadcast with a bleep sound in order to prevent the audience from hearing offensive language.
"The network bleeped out all the swear words before the interview was aired."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Common in the context of television, radio, and podcast production. The bleeped word remains visible as a spoken gap, and audiences usually understand what was said. Common in American television due to FCC broadcast standards. The noun 'bleep' is also widely used.
Commonly used with
swear word profanity name word broadcast audio
Forms
Base
bleep out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bleeps out
he/she/it
Past simple
bleeped out
yesterday
Past participle
bleeped out
have + pp
-ing form
bleeping out
continuous
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