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
Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Notably, the Chocolate Fudge Cake lacks the chocolate shavings and frosting piping designs of the All American Chocolate Cake.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Moab Coffee Roaster Fuel up with piping coffee and savory breakfast bites at Moab Coffee Roasters, another Main Street favorite.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Minimalist piping from items at Hill House Home and Zara adds a nice finishing touch; the latter is even a hooded robe, for maximum coziness.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Notably, the Chocolate Fudge Cake lacks the chocolate shavings and frosting piping designs of the All American Chocolate Cake.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 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
Noun
Formulations need to be tailored to local climate, pump capacity, and piping resistance.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Moab Coffee Roaster Fuel up with piping coffee and savory breakfast bites at Moab Coffee Roasters, another Main Street favorite.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping
Adjective
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Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Educational institutions aren't an exception, especially in 2025, when attackers are actively directing their efforts toward them.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The film marks the first directing credit for Robert Wise (later of 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still and 1965's The Sound of Music glory), since he was uncredited for directing additional sequences in The Magnificent Ambersons two years prior.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Banter and even chirping the opposition is not an issue at Ryder Cups.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sean Payton was chirping at Bonitto on the sidelines.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ukraine needs a constant pipeline of weapons from its allies to defend against Russian barrages of missiles and drones – often several hundred in one night.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Other topics discussed at the meeting included developing a referee pipeline with current students and improving the relationship between the MIAA and student athletes, schools and fans.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The boutique hotel is named for the beloved adjunct professor and longtime Clemson mayor, the late Larry Abernathy, channeling his passion and pride for the university and city into the guest experience.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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DiLorenzo, with his entrepreneurial track record in development and philanthropy, is likely to jump in soon and could excel by appealing to voters weary of Washington insiders, channeling a no-nonsense approach to economic growth.—
Kristin Tate,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Following Harriett's death, the boy began experiencing strange happenings — hearing scratching in the wall, seeing water mysteriously dripping from pipes and walls, and most scary of all, feeling his bed moving.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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When that liquid becomes warm, it’s then sent through pipes to a facility that cools the liquid and sends it back to the data centers.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the Hulu version of the story, Clarke plays Alex, a middle-aged lawyer stealing money from his clients and funneling it into an opioid addiction and, the series implies, other scurrilous crimes.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the summer, lush green pastures and 6-foot cornstalks hug the highway like veins funneling blood through the region.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 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
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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