piping

pip·ing

the act of a person who pipes
the music made by pipes
a shrill voice or sound
1. a system of pipes
2. pipes collectively
a pipelike fold of material with which edges or seams are trimmed
Origin of piping
see pipe (transitive verb)
Cooking ornamental lines made with a pastry bag, as of icing on a frosted cake

playing on a pipe
characterized by the music of the “peaceful” pipe rather than of the “warlike” drums, trumpets, etc.; hence, peaceful or tranquil
sounding high and shrill

piping Idioms

piping hot

very hot, esp. to an appetizing degree: piping hot biscuits

Origin of piping

rough characterization of the hissing sounds made by steaming food

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piping

noun

A system of pipes, such as those used in plumbing.
Music
a. The act of playing on a pipe.
b. The music produced by a pipe when played.
A shrill, high-pitched sound.
A narrow tube of fabric, sometimes enclosing a cord, used for trimming seams and edges, as of slipcovers.
A tubular ribbon of icing on a pastry.

adjective

Music Playing on a pipe.
Having a high-pitched sound: the piping voices of children.
Tranquil; peaceful: “in this weak piping time of peace” ( Shakespeare )

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Verb

Present participle of pipe.

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural pipings)

The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
The sound of musical pipes.
An act of making music or noise with pipes.
A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
the piping of a house
An ornamentation on pastry edges and seams.
An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
Piped icing on a cake.
(botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
(botany) propagation by cuttings