Blipped

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Produced a quick, sharp sound or signal ; showed up briefly on an electronic display or radar ; went through a momentary change or break in continuity
2. Emitted a brief audible or signal pulse ; flashed or appeared temporarily on a monitor or screen ; had a short-lived interruption or shift
3. Created a sudden, short noise or signal ; was visible for a short time on a device screen ; underwent a fleeting or temporary variation or pause

Etymology: "Blipped" is the past tense of "blip," a verb meaning to show up briefly, most familiar from radar screens where a moving object appears as a fleeting spot of light. "Blip" itself is onomatopoeic, its shape imitating the short, sharp sound it suggests, so the word was built to sound like the thing it describes. Because "blip" is a verb, "blipped" simply adds the regular past-tense ending, so it describes something that appeared and vanished in a single moment.

Synonyms: beeped, sounded, pinged, buzzed, chirped

Antonyms: silenced, muted