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
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Everyone is talking and Kamilla is trying to pipe up and even has to raise her hand to get heard. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025 But moments after the judge accepted the stipulation signed by the lawyers and set the trial for damages only for May 27, Knight piped up on his remote connection, a source tells Rolling Stone. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025 Emilio, the album’s executive producer, pipes up, teasing. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025 As the Vatican prepares for a papal conclave that will choose the next head of the Catholic Church, right-wingers in Washington are already piping up with political posturing in wake of Pope Francis’s death. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pipe up

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Jun. 2025.

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