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The correct spelling is piping.
How to pronounce piping
verb
IPA: /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
Say it like: Pip-ing
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.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.
noun
- 1.The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
- 2.The sound of musical pipes.
- 3.An act of making music or noise with pipes.
- 4.A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
- 5.An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
adjective
- 1.High-pitched.
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