pipe up

verb

piped up; piping up; pipes up

Examples of pipe up in a Sentence

don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
Recent Examples on the Web Wait, one of the kids pipes up, ready for the tournament or to die? Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024 If either party do pipe up, this post will be updated. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 July 2024 In the future, if Alex — or anyone else — steals an idea from you, pipe up in the meeting and take it back. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024 And sitting in the back seat of the family car after school pickup on a warm spring day, her 9-year-old piped up during an interview with the Detroit Free Press. Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pipe up 

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Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pipe up was in 1853

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“Pipe up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20up. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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