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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
Churchill helps install water heaters, re-piping houses, etc., for Gregory J. Ostroski Heating and Plumbing in Billerica.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Designed exclusively for the Milan store, this iteration was crafted in black Japanese cotton twill, trimmed with black jacquard ribbons and shiny black piping and punctuated by silver buttons.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Here are five stellar spots around the Bay Area for picking up a piping mug of cocoa that’s not just satisfying but also memorable.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
So load up your family and grab a piping hot cup of hot cocoa.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
Churchill helps install water heaters, re-piping houses, etc., for Gregory J. Ostroski Heating and Plumbing in Billerica.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Noun
According to The Wall Street Journal, the administration is preparing to launch Section 232 investigations into US imports of everything from large-scale batteries and iron fittings to plastic piping and telecom equipment.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Designed exclusively for the Milan store, this iteration was crafted in black Japanese cotton twill, trimmed with black jacquard ribbons and shiny black piping and punctuated by silver buttons.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
This Amazon lookalike comes with pants and a button-down shirt with piping along the hems to offer comfort, warmth, and style all in one.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Here are five stellar spots around the Bay Area for picking up a piping mug of cocoa that’s not just satisfying but also memorable.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping
Adjective
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And each dares to honor the humanity in characters often reduced to predators and prey by one faction, shrill social justice warriors and brave free thinkers by another.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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In turn, the tone has changed around Newcastle these past few days; less shrill, less edgy, less perilous.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sable has faced particular backlash over its efforts to restart a pipeline that ruptured in 2015, causing one of the biggest oil spills in state history.—
Clara Harter Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Sable has faced particular backlash over its efforts to restart a pipeline that ruptured in 2015, sending 100,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean and devastating marine life in one of the biggest oil spills in state history.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The second order would aim to streamline the mortgage process, directing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to change its mortgage guidelines so that smaller banks could engage in more lending.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Powerful security bodies such as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are likely directing wartime strategy regardless of Mojtaba’s presence.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Match the chirping birds and cheerier moods with a fun, fresh manicure.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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Their exasperation with the officiating left the hosts chirping more at the officials than their rivals.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sometimes, Ramsden and his peers in Mississippi might hop down in the mud to lay irrigation pipe.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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One of those projects is a pipe replacement in the area of 1st Street and Holmes Street in the River Market.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Anyone channeling the great novelist’s sensibilities in 2026 must see Jane Austen’s Period Drama as far more than another bloody mash-up lark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Virginia stared its disappointment dead in the eye in the offseason, channeling it to fuel a run to the school’s first national championship.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Utilities might be shut off — and sprinkler or standpipe systems drained — leaving firefighters without tools that could slow a blaze.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2026
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Companies used the standpipe to bring water to the Rio Verde Foothills housing development after Scottsdale stopped supplying that community with water for several months in 2023.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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That included rapidly funnelling numerous Rainbow trout into Wyandotte County Lake using a tube, something that more than 20 residents came out to see.—
Sofi Zeman
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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The team started to funneling ballhandlers to the sideline and baseline more often, after having funneling teams to the middle more often.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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