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piping

The correct spelling is piping.

How to pronounce piping

verb

IPA: /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/

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The correct spelling is piping. To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute. For example: "to pipe flowers on to a cupcake"

Usage Examples

to pipe flowers on to a cupcake

the piping of a house

His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
  2. 2.To shout loudly and at high pitch.
  3. 3.To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
  4. 4.Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
  5. 5.To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.

noun

  1. 1.The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
  2. 2.The sound of musical pipes.
  3. 3.An act of making music or noise with pipes.
  4. 4.A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
  5. 5.An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.

adjective

  1. 1.High-pitched.

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