Thesaurus results for PIPPING

pipping

verb

present participle of pip

as in chirping

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird baby birds pipping loudly in their nest

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of pipping Total Football’s nearly moment It has largely been forgotten now, but the superb Total Football-playing Dutch team from the 1974 World Cup almost didn’t qualify for the competition — only pipping neighbours Belgium on goal difference following a tense 0-0 draw between the sides. —

Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026 In the mad race to be the premier AI lab in the world, the company took a big step this week towards pipping bitter rival OpenAI to a public market listing. —

Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 5 June 2026 Both these teams topped their respective groups in UEFA’s World Cup qualifying period, with Norway’s run particularly impressive after pipping Italy to first place. —

Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipping

chirping

Verb

As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 June 2026