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
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 July 2025
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
BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
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Adjective
Luckily, Sweet and Nice was able to blend both American and French culture into the wedding cake, which was decorated with vintage piping techniques.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 July 2025
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
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 warnings start coming in, first shrill alarms from our cellphones alerting us of a tornado warning, and then the stirring call of tornado-warning sirens outside of the windows.—
Colleen Hagerty,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2025
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The shrill, ominous sound is instantly recognizable, and for anyone who’s experienced the real thing, gut-churning.—
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
Noun
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Williams Companies The natural gas and oil pipeline company is firing on all cylinders, according to Wells Fargo.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Orchestration: Layers must accommodate schema evolution, rollback and modular pipelines.—
Abhik Sengupta,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Dams, straightening, dredging, channelizing, and an unseen network of pipes and drains and overflow tunnels have nearly eliminated the river’s likelihood of overflowing its banks and destroying businesses downtown.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Plus, all that hair can run down your drain, clogging pipes.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Check that your washer’s drain hose is securely connected and that the standpipe (a vertical pipe in the wall—usually PVC—that your machine’s hose drains into) is the correct height (usually 18–30 inches).—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 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
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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Social commerce—shopping experiences integrated directly into social media platforms—is collapsing the traditional sales funnel into a single, interactive moment.—
Catherine Erdly,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Anchored in community colleges and state universities, the program creates on-ramps for students who might otherwise be overlooked in traditional hiring funnels.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
Verb
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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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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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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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