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
BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
From there, look for differentiating details like pleating, zippers, and piping that lend a preppy touch.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Churchill helps install water heaters, re-piping houses, etc., for Gregory J. Ostroski Heating and Plumbing in Billerica.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Noun
His own producers agreed to fund a movie that feels very much his own, which is wonderful even given a few fumbles that could have used an outside voice piping up.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
From there, look for differentiating details like pleating, zippers, and piping that lend a preppy touch.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping
Adjective
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As the evening presses forward, a shrill scream goes thundering across the third floor, and the camera pans to showcase A.B. lying dead in the game room.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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There are many reasons to visit New Orleans, from po' boys filled with heaps of fried shrimp spilling out of pillowy soft French bread, the shrill trills of brass trumpets, and the constant bustle of revelers across the city.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, multi-cultural marketing is as essential as actively recruiting from HBCUs to diversify the talent pipeline and consumer base.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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That ensured a healthy pipeline of new projects, several of which are breaking cover now.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Matt Reeves knocked it out of the park when writing and directing The Batman, and whatever comes next is going to have some huge shoes to fill.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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Scarpa and his wife, Fran, began directing in the 1970s with the high school drama club, then created the Youth CONNection summer theater program and, in 2005, Center Stage Theatre, a nonprofit fulltime theater.—
Brian Gioiele,
Connecticut Post,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Suddenly, violent winds roared, debris whizzed through the air and pipes burst as the tornado tore into their home.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Last year everything apart from the pipes and wiring was redone in a major refurbishment.—
Fiona Bornhöft,
Architectural Digest,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Its caretakers had firefighting equipment, hoses and standpipes at the ready to draw water across different points of the property.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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My favorite subject by far has been standpipes, those systems that supply water to a building in case of fire.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Traffic on the bridge was temporarily stopped while the tops of the ship’s towering funnels passed less than 10 feet beneath the roadway.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Courtesy of Disney Cruise Line The ship’s top-tier, 2,000-square-foot suite, a two-story affair built into the ship’s forward funnel—available to those willing to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a weeklong cruise—is based entirely on Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This means shifting from a reactive to a proactive stance, conducting regular assessments of organizational defenses and creating an environment where proactively addressing the root causes of human and organizational problems is encouraged and rewarded.—
Rob De La Espriella,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The office for State Attorney Phil Archer, who oversees prosecutions in Seminole County, confirmed the office is not conducting its own investigation.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Acker went from carrying 72 times in 2023 to once last season but can handle the load if necessary or serve as a lead blocker.—
Jesse Temple,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The launch took place on Christmas Day when an R-7 rocket lifted off, carrying a remote-sensing satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Ars reports.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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