Blip Word Meaning

late 19th century (denoting a sudden rap or tap): imitative; the noun sense ‘unexpected deviation’ dates from the 1970s

an unexpected, minor, and typically temporary deviation from a general trend

minor deviation from trend

• the Chancellor dismissed rising inflation as a blip

a very short high-pitched sound made by an electronic device

short high-pitched sound

• computer games can drive you crazy with their blips and bleeps

(of an electronic device) make a very short high-pitched sound or succession of sounds

make short high-pitched sound

• big boxes of esoteric electronics hummed and blipped

open (the throttle of a motor vehicle) momentarily

open vehicle throttle momentarily

• he straddled the bike and blipped the throttle