Thesaurus results for PIPPED

pipped

verb

Definition of pipped next

past tense of pip

as in chirped

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

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Recent Examples of pipped The only Premier League-era title to be decided on goal difference was in 2011-12, when Roberto Mancini’s City team pipped Manchester United on the final day to win City’s first top-flight title in 44 years. —

Art De Roché, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Rose’s friend McIlroy was the one who pipped him to the green jacket last year. —

Don Riddell, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Machado pipped Trump to the award, who had relentlessly campaigned to win the prize himself, alongside a number of political allies including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. —

Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025

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chirped

Verb

Canes forward Nic Deslauriers then chirped at Kleven, threatening to go at him in the game, only to be pulled away by Senators defenseman Dennis Gilbert.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
On a recent morning, birds chirped and hopped from tree to tree under a clear blue morning sky as a man in a respirator and protective earmuffs worked on what remained of Vazquez’s property, which was fenced off from the street.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026