blip

The definition of a blip is a quick or small image or sound, particularly seen on a radar screen.

(noun)

An example of a blip is a quick little beep.

Blip means to make a short sound or tiny image.

(verb)

An example of blip is to make a tiny and quick beeping sound.

See blip in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a luminous image on an oscilloscope, as one on a radar screen showing the location of an aircraft, ship, etc.
a quick, sharp sound
a slight change or variation
a brief, temporary interruption

Origin: echoic of a brief sound

intransitive verb blipped, blipping

to make a blip or series of blips

transitive verb

bleep

See blip in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A spot of light on a radar or sonar screen indicating the position of a detected object, such as an aircraft or a submarine. Also called pip³.
A high-pitched electronic sound; a bleep.
A transient sharp upward or downward movement, as on a graph.
A temporary or insignificant phenomenon, especially a brief departure from the normal: “The decline in the share of GNP going to health . . . appears to be a one-time blip in the historic trend rather than the start of a new trend” (Atlantic).