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Piping

//ˈpaɪpɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    High-pitched. not-comparable

    "His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub."

Adverb
  1. 1
    (used of heat) extremely wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    playing a pipe or the bagpipes wordnet
  3. 3
    The sound of musical pipes. countable, uncountable

    "The cicale above in the lime, / And the lizards below in the grass, / Were as silent as ever old Tmolus was, / Listening to my sweet pipings."

  4. 4
    a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. wordnet
  5. 5
    An act of making music or noise with pipes. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems wordnet
  2. 7
    A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework. countable, uncountable

    "the piping of a house"

  3. 8
    An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    Icing extruded from a piping bag. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    propagation by cuttings countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pipe form-of, gerund, participle, present

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