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Meaning of piping

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

piping

Pronunciation:/ˈpaɪpɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  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.

noun

Definitions

  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.

    Example: the piping of a house

adjective

Definitions

  1. High-pitched.

    Example: His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub.