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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
  • Macklemore lost his place on a pop music tour for speaking out against Israel’s military.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Billy Porter has become known for his award-winning performances, his show-stopping style—and his openness in speaking out.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaking out
Verb
  • Nearly three years after she was fired from the Scream franchise for speaking up in support of Palestinians, Melissa Barrera sees the tides changing.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • During a recent audience Q&A at a 30th anniversary screening of the original Scream, Lillard was asked about the difficulty of speaking up about politics as an actor.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of speaking up
Verb
  • Jensen Huang has been talking up the importance of fostering a rich open source ecosystem.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The telco is talking up the simplicity of its new offering, but with a lot of talk of a ‘cost of living crisis’ in the UK, a lot will also come down to pricing versus a traditional pay TV service, or paying for streaming services individually.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of talking up
Verb
  • Vocalization increases, with more bulls sounding off as the rut approaches; the peak is generally considered to be the last two weeks of September.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sounding off
Verb
  • Sitting at the defendant’s table, Flynn scrunched up his face and appeared to be crying as the 911 call was played aloud.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • People were still crying, dancing and desperate for a nap the next day!
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of crying
Verb
  • Someone who tried to silence the voices of people who are shouting about genocide.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Helton’s statue depicts the Hall of Fame first baseman shouting to the sky after catching a relay from shortstop Troy Tulowitzki for the last out of the 2007 NL Championship Series and what remains the Rockies' only World Series appearance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shouting
Verb
  • The other driver, whose name is redacted in police reports, says Labarbera was tailgating him, forced him over, began yelling and pointing the weapon.
    — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Stop and think of what the same bozos yelling about Sweeney would say if Lizzo was holding a couple of footballs over her rack.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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