Complete Definition of "piping"

see|pīpíng
English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪpɪ�|-aɪpɪ�

Noun
en-noun|-

#The sound of musical pipes.
#An act of making music or noise with pipes.
#A system of pipes that compose a structure.
#An ornamentation on pastry edges and seams.
#Piped icing on a cake.
#An ornamentation on the edges of a garment.

Adjective
en-adj|-

#High-pitched.
#:His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub.

Verb
piping
#present participle of|pipe
#To dab away moisture.
#* 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: Our chimney was a square hole in the roof: it was but a little part of the smoke that found its way out, and the rest eddied about the house, and kept us coughing and piping the eye.

Derived terms
piping hot

See also
:w:bagpipes|Wikipedia article on bagpipes


Mandarin
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Pronunciation
IPA|[ pʰi˥˥pʰi�˧˥ ]

Verb
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  1. to criticize

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