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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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 Dua Lipa, the pop star also known as Dula Peep (thanks to Wendy Williams), has piped up with a message of mourning after popular language company Duolingo murdered its adorable owl mascot, Duo, and subsequently asked its users to respect the singer's privacy in the aftermath. EW.com, 12 Feb. 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 22 May. 2025.

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