piping
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1piping

noun

Definition of PIPING

1
a : a sound, note, or call like that of a pipe
b : the music of a pipe
2
: a quantity or system of pipes
3
: trimming stitched in seams or along edges (as of clothing, slipcovers, or curtains)

Examples of PIPING

  1. There's a problem with the piping in the building.
  2. a sofa trimmed with blue piping
  3. a uniform with yellow piping down the pants

First Known Use of PIPING

13th century

Rhymes with PIPING

2piping

adjective

Definition of PIPING

1
: shrill <a piping voice>
2
: tranquil <piping times of peace — Shakespeare>

Examples of PIPING

  1. the piping voices of small children
  2. <the piping sound of the teakettle caught my attention>

First Known Use of PIPING

15th century

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