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
Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Based on three gas deposits discovered more than 40 years ago, Browse was originally planned as a project piping gas to the nearest landfall at James Price Point near Broome on WA’s Kimberley coast.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 20 May 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
These navy pillowcases with white piping will add a touch of Americana to your patio furniture while remaining versatile enough for any season.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Based on three gas deposits discovered more than 40 years ago, Browse was originally planned as a project piping gas to the nearest landfall at James Price Point near Broome on WA’s Kimberley coast.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping
Adjective
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The males climb up trees and produce their shrill songs en masse, using muscles to vibrate a rigid part of their exoskeletons called tymbals.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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Their bathroom floor also pooled with water after showering, and noise from other apartments, like the shrill beeps of a low-battery smoke detector next door, carried through the paper-thin walls.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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The fire marshal regulates oil and gas pipelines across the state and must approve the pipelines’ full restart, which is key to the company’s commercial success.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Verb
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In addition to directing, Osit produced, edited and filmed the movie.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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Sakurai took over directing duties from Talk To Me filmmakers Danny & Michael Philippou.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mastercard runs quantum-threat drills inside its Cybersecurity Fusion Centers and has already swapped post-quantum algorithms into some internal message pipes.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Tasks included repairing barbed wire fences, castrating animals and laying irrigation pipes, the suit alleges.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
12 June 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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Protesters threw stones and plastic water bottles at police cruisers and onto the 101 Freeway, temporarily stopping traffic, and members of the crowd set several driverless Waymo cars on fire, producing a funnel of black smoke.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Mosquito traps with fans and funnels have shown good efficacy, especially when multiple neighbors on adjacent properties use them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
Verb
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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
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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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But Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra insists the ethos remains, even at times such as these, with his team carrying a seven-game losing streak and 29-38 record into Monday night’s game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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The SpaceX Dragon vehicle carrying the four spacefarers selected for a mission known as Crew-10 successfully docked at the orbital outpost about 28 hours after launching from Florida.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Piping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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