piping up

verb

present participle of pipe up
as in speaking out
to voice one's opinions freely with force don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked

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Recent Examples of piping up When a small raptor center in Southern California began caring for the most famous bald eagle on Earth, the keyboard veterinarians started piping up. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Younger Republican voters and GOP contrarians are piping up to challenge the broad consensus in the Republican Party that has been in lockstep with policy on Israel. — Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping up
  1. speaking out
  2. speaking up
  3. talking up
  4. sounding off
  5. crying
  6. shouting
  7. yelling
Verb
  • As the investigation of Hayden Panettiere's death continues, new details are emerging, and people in the actress' life are speaking out.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Panettiere said she was fired from a decade-plus brand deal with Neutrogena after speaking out about postpartum depression in a 2015 interview on national TV.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaking out
Verb
  • Part of it is that more women are speaking up about hair loss, shrugging off the stigma and reaching out for help.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026
  • She's become an outspoken advocate against the plant, speaking up at city meetings and leading the Safe and Sound Coalition as its director.
    — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaking up
Verb
  • After talking up presumptive starter Micah Gilbert, Freeman basically listed the entire roster at the position.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Fujiyama spent a chunk of our interview talking up investments in Europe’s defense sector, where Carlyle sees a €9 trillion opportunity.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking up
Verb
  • Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of sounding off
Verb
  • Before even beginning their workout, nearly every participant in Sylvia Borowska’s recent Liftonic class was crying.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • My father was literally crying with laughter within about 20 seconds.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of crying
Verb
  • Visually, the entire set was stunning, with fast cuts of Nancy Whang pounding on her keyboard, Al Doyle whirring his synthesizer, and Murphy shouting into his microphone, wrapped around his arm.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • During a third-quarter timeout with Indiana leading 81-75, Cloud began shouting toward Freedom at courtside and Freedom responded, prompting security to escort the former NBA center from the arena as the Fever went on to pull away for a 113-90 win.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • My wife is at her head yelling, ‘Jenny, Jenny, Jenny,’ in the sense of, like, talking to her.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In the video, Chacon picks up the gun, and officers back away from the vehicle yelling at Chacon to put his weapon down.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of yelling

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“Piping up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20up. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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