English Explanatory Dictionary

piping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of pipe
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.
  6. Icing extruded from a piping bag.
  7. A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
  8. propagation by cuttings
adj
  1. High-pitched.

Pronunciation

/ˈpaɪpɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-piping.wav

Word forms

piping pipings

Related words

pipelaying pipetting

Derived words

pied-piping piping bellbird piping plover piping shrike piping times piping times of peace hot piping piping hot pipingly
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