piping

noun

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pip·ing | \ ˈpī-piŋ

Definition of piping

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : 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)

piping

adjective

Definition of piping (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : shrill a piping voice

2 : tranquil piping times of peace— William Shakespeare

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Synonyms: Adjective

Antonyms: Adjective

Examples of piping in a Sentence

Noun There's a problem with the piping in the building. a sofa trimmed with blue piping a uniform with yellow piping down the pants Adjective the piping voices of small children the piping sound of the teakettle caught my attention

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Great Lakes Construction donated its time and resources to remove three pumps, along with motors, concrete pads and piping. — cleveland, 7 June 2021 It’s a piping system that is a permanent fixture of the home. — Steve Metsch, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2021 The top is paired with a long loose pair of brown trousers that feature a faux leather piping detail along the princess line, a cutout on the left hip and an adjustable snap closure. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 3 June 2021 The rockets are locally produced, the main component being the body which is a length of steel or aluminum piping with fins welded on to it. — David Hambling, Forbes, 12 May 2021 Of the resins that do get recycled, almost 100% of clear No. 2 plastics are turned into new packaging, Mr. Bell said, while the colored versions often end up as black agricultural piping. — Jo Craven Mcginty, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021 Relating to the disappearing piping on the backs of NBA jerseys, the fact that all NBA teams have that same disease. — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2021 Even the performance aesthetics are a bit more subtle: The chair comes in black with a red spine and piping, or in white with blue. — Diana Budds, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2021 The searing summer heat that fuels piping-hot wildfires in northern boreal forests may be the mystery cause of a strange, rare phenomenon: zombie fires. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2021

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