as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
the piping sound of the teakettle caught my attention
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1
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
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The deeper piping is estimated to cost $117,648 more than was originally budgeted.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
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Adjective
Its silvery body blended in perfectly with the rest of the electrical piping.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
The deeper piping is estimated to cost $117,648 more than was originally budgeted.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Verb
Churchill helps install water heaters, re-piping houses, etc., for Gregory J. Ostroski Heating and Plumbing in Billerica.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping
Adjective
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The orchestration is a touch grotesque, with the first violins given a shrill D two octaves above middle C.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Still, the shrill alarm that echoed on Friday morning as Israel announced airstrikes on neighboring Iran gave her that familiar feeling.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Shouldn’t, Mean To my hearing and reading, Peterson disagrees with directing or legislating equality of outcomes.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Nicholas Hoult has signed on to star in the untitled bank heist thriller that David Leitch is directing for Amazon MGM Studios and Imagine Entertainment.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Build greater pipeline predictability through systems.—
Jason Bahnak,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The celebrity-to-politician pipeline is alive and well in California.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Manyo Club pipes pure onsen water from a nearby spring into over five indoor and outdoor pools.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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The total cost of the project to separate sewage from stormwater pipes and to store waste totals $170 million, and the last of the work is projected to be finished around 2040.—
Justin Doughty,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The 85-unit building was built in 1968 and was not required to have sprinklers or standpipes, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Two 155-foot-tall standpipes, or cylindrical water tanks, were built at the northeast corner and the 5-acre parcel on which they’re located will remain under commission ownership.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The office for State Attorney Phil Archer, who oversees prosecutions in Seminole County, confirmed the office is not conducting its own investigation.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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This means shifting from a reactive to a proactive stance, conducting regular assessments of organizational defenses and creating an environment where proactively addressing the root causes of human and organizational problems is encouraged and rewarded.—
Rob De La Espriella,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The cobbler is the star of the show with this pile of funnel cake fries.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 July 2025
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The midway also will have family-friendly rides, games, and, of course, funnel cakes and other fair foods.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
Verb
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But Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra insists the ethos remains, even at times such as these, with his team carrying a seven-game losing streak and 29-38 record into Monday night’s game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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The SpaceX Dragon vehicle carrying the four spacefarers selected for a mission known as Crew-10 successfully docked at the orbital outpost about 28 hours after launching from Florida.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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