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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2
as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird
the baby piped shrilly in his bed
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Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
The revelations about Nestlé piping water from the forest sparked an outpouring of opposition and prompted several complaints to California regulators questioning the company’s water rights claims, which led to a lengthy investigation by state water regulators.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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Maybe the landslide had forced a chunk of ice to melt, and that water slipped through a natural piping system in a glacier, turning it into an instrument and creating the geological equivalent of music.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
The revelations about Nestlé piping water from the forest sparked an outpouring of opposition and prompted several complaints to California regulators questioning the company’s water rights claims, which led to a lengthy investigation by state water regulators.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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