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piping

/ˈpaɪpɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
  2. To shout loudly and at high pitch.
  3. To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
  4. Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
  5. To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
  6. To install or configure with pipes.
  7. The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
  8. The sound of musical pipes.
  9. An act of making music or noise with pipes.
  10. A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
  11. An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
  12. Icing extruded from a piping bag.
  13. High-pitched.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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