noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who peers; a looking around.
2. 2
   The act of carrying communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Internet

   "The BT UK service uses a combination of private peerings and bilateral peerings at the UK exchange points in London, Manchester and Edinburgh."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of peer form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

compeerappeararchdukearistocratarmigerassociate

Example

More examples

"The old gypsy moved her hand over the crystal ball and, peering inside, beheld my future."

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