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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Recent Examples of piping
Justin Doughty, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Wearing a white hard hat at the soon-to-open mill, CEO Dave Stickler gestures below to a worker on the basement floor attending to a maze of piping where hydraulic fluid will flow.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 12 July 2025
BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
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Adjective
Changing out piping located beneath layers of concrete or asphalt is expensive, time consuming, and disruptive to those that live in the area.
—Justin Doughty, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
Wearing a white hard hat at the soon-to-open mill, CEO Dave Stickler gestures below to a worker on the basement floor attending to a maze of piping where hydraulic fluid will flow.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 12 July 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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Adjective
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With the start of the invasion in 2022, Mironov dropped that charade and became one of the shrillest cheerleaders for Putin and the war.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
17 July 2025
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While democratic Taiwan has long been used to those threats, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the increasingly shrill rhetoric from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and conflict in the Middle East have thrown into sharp relief what could be at stake if peace falters.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
Verb
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In addition to directing, Osit produced, edited and filmed the movie.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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Sakurai took over directing duties from Talk To Me filmmakers Danny & Michael Philippou.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2025
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Streaming will soon become the primary pipeline for live sports—and with it, a massive shift in advertising strategy.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Others are happy to create more jobs and are confident that the college pipeline will provide enough capable players.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Great Highland pipes endured within the isolation of military culture, and current traditions of advanced-piping competitions haven’t strayed far.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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The final order on copper tariffs, which the Trump administration says will boost the domestic copper production industry, applies to semi-finished products such as pipes, rods, sheets and wires.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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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 park also features the iconic Tornado, which shoots out from a raft that seats four from a height of 75 feet down a 132-foot tunnel and a 60-foot-wide funnel that swirls through 5,000 gallons of water, providing a fast and intense ride.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
31 July 2025
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That work helped preserve habitats along the Mississippi Flyway migration route, a large funnel traversed by birds during annual migrations and studied by scientists, Foster said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 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 11 Aug. 2025.
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