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
Shindy Chen
april 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Marchessault made it 3-0 after another greasy food item, a piping hot pizza, was served up by Drew Doughty.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Rear headrest pillows, Nappa leather piping and chrome accents on the B-pillar air vents add more pizzazz to the luxurious interior.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Use a small spoon or a piping bag to fill each of the egg white wells.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The piping hot coffee is bold and bottomless, and the breakfast portions are large and reasonably priced.
—Shindy Chen
april 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
Marchessault made it 3-0 after another greasy food item, a piping hot pizza, was served up by Drew Doughty.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
Inside, the metal drive-mode knob is treated to a red anodized finish, which also informs the color of the contrast stitching, seatbelts, headrest embroidery, and piping.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Rear headrest pillows, Nappa leather piping and chrome accents on the B-pillar air vents add more pizzazz to the luxurious interior.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Verb
Other proposals floated over the decades included towing icebergs from Alaska or Antarctica, diverting rivers from the rainy Pacific Northwest or even piping Great Lakes water thousands of miles west across the Continental Divide.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Use a small spoon or a piping bag to fill each of the egg white wells.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping
Adjective
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline shipped millions of barrels a day to the Red Sea, while the United Arab Emirates has been piping barrels to the port of Fujairah outside the gulf.—
Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Wilson hasn’t shied away from pointing out this pipeline in his predraft interviews — a reflection of the 19-year-old’s confidence.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Roughly one year later, after the governor sent a letter to his cabinet secretaries directing them to bring workers back to offices four days a week by July 1, 2026, state workers again rallied to raise funds for another billboard.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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The screening was followed by a Q&A with the queen of pop herself, alongside directing duo TORSO, otherwise known as David Toro and Solomon Chase.—
Karla Cote,
Variety,
6 June 2026
Verb
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Atkinson was chirping at Blair, which Black said was common (for Atkinson to be chirping at anyone), and there was a lot of contact.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, using this handy guide to identify the birds chirping in my yard each morning.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Following the 2021 oil spill when a pipe ruptured and spewed oil off Huntington Beach, Foley said the responsible company set up a claims form where people could go online, fill out the claims and submit the documentation and proof of receipts.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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This is where a lot of smells emanate from over time as material gets trapped in the pipes.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The French plan follows SoftBank’s announcement in March to launch a large-scale data center project in Ohio, potentially channeling $500 billion to install 10 gigawatts of capacity.—
Benoit Berthelot,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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But the proud born-again evangelical is channeling the zeal of an old-fashioned tent revival, even if some of his rhetoric falls far outside the bounds of the Good Book.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Sanders said the fire was challenging because the building, a 66-unit complex split into two sections, does not have a standpipe system.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 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
Verb
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Microsoft is the cleanest example, with GitHub, Windows, Office, and Azure all funneling into one another.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The lawsuits are part of a larger effort to ensure that news providers are fairly compensated in a world where chatbots and other AI tools are funneling their news to consumers at scale.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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