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pipe up

verb

Definition of pipe up

intransitive verb
: speak up

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Examples of pipe up in a Sentence

  1. don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked

First Known Use of pipe up

1853

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pipe up Synonyms

Synonyms

shoot, sound off, speak out, speak up, spout (off), talk up;

Near Antonyms

clam up, dummy up, hush, shut up, suppress;

quiet;

Related Words

bawl, bay, bellow, call, cry, holler, roar, shout, sing (out), thunder, vociferate, yell;

articulate, enunciate;

Phrases

speak one's mind;

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