as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
the piping sound of the teakettle caught my attention
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as in directing
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
piped water into every house
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as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird
the baby piped shrilly in his bed
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Recent Examples of piping
Shindy Chen
april 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
Marchessault made it 3-0 after another greasy food item, a piping hot pizza, was served up by Drew Doughty.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
The officer who discovered the replica — which consisted of PVC piping and wires as seen in photos shared by the TSA — quickly notified a TSA explosives specialist, who determined the item was not an explosive hazard, according to the agency.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
Unlike a pump that's designed specifically to supply diesel to a generator, the NTSB said the flushing pump, which was designed to clear fuel out of piping for maintenance, didn't have redundancies and couldn't restart automatically after an outage.
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Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Adjective
The piping hot coffee is bold and bottomless, and the breakfast portions are large and reasonably priced.
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Shindy Chen
april 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
Marchessault made it 3-0 after another greasy food item, a piping hot pizza, was served up by Drew Doughty.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
Each one features a head-warming hood, along with various piping colors and icons such as a pink bow and yellow duck.
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Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
The officer who discovered the replica — which consisted of PVC piping and wires as seen in photos shared by the TSA — quickly notified a TSA explosives specialist, who determined the item was not an explosive hazard, according to the agency.
—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Verb
But by using this dramatic white ribbon and just piping a few scrolls on top, your cake automatically just looks very fancy.
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Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
Unlike a pump that's designed specifically to supply diesel to a generator, the NTSB said the flushing pump, which was designed to clear fuel out of piping for maintenance, didn't have redundancies and couldn't restart automatically after an outage.
—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping
Adjective
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.
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Last year, South Bend, Valparaiso and Lake County’s Ivy Tech branches partnered with Amazon Web Services to create a similar pipeline from classroom to data center careers.
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Turner came to SpaceX through the military and higher education pipeline before ascending through several senior manufacturing leadership roles at the company, his LinkedIn shows.
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Officials have also used large aerial ladder pipes, directing thousands of gallons of water per minute onto the building to contain the blaze.
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In the directing category, both The Pitt and Pluribus went equally ham, submitting six episodes apiece.
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.
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The project includes replacing ageing electrical wiring, pipes and heating.
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Replacing the canals with pressurized pipes could save a lot of water.
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Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie looked like Serie A regulars, Folarin Balogun’s finishing was on song and Gio Reyna put to rest any doubts about his selection by channelling his inner Luka Modric.
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On a recent afternoon in Southampton, Kate Berlant and John Early are channeling a heterosexual Hamptons couple.
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Sanders said the fire was challenging because the building, a 66-unit complex split into two sections, does not have a standpipe system.
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Utilities might be shut off — and sprinkler or standpipe systems drained — leaving firefighters without tools that could slow a blaze.
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If Iran’s atomic weapons infrastructure was destroyed in this war, funneling hundreds of billions into the country can’t be used to rebuild it.
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Prosecutors alleged a conspiracy to influence Madigan by funneling payments to do-nothing subcontractors and other political perks to the speaker and then washing it from the utility’s books.
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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