See Also: piping(medicine)
piping(1)(dictionary)
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piping 1, noun(dictionary)
piping 2, adverb(dictionary)

piping(1) (iou)



piping adjective & adverb. LME.
[from PIPE verb1 + -ING2.]
A. adjective.
Shrill and weak in sound; high-pitched and clear; whistling. LME.
A. Haley He could..hear Kizzy's piping voice among the others. W. Boyd The piping shouts of tally-ho.
b. Of a bird: having a piping cry. Now only in names. L18.
piping crow = piping shrike below. piping plover a small buff-coloured bird, Charadrius melodus, of coastal areas in eastern N. America. piping shrike a white-backed form of the Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen, a State emblem of S. Australia.
Playing a pipe; fig. characterized by the sound of pipes (associated with peace rather than martial instruments). L16.
Shakespeare Richard III In this weak piping time of peace. Swift Lowing herds and piping swains.
Piping hot. colloq. L19.
Globe & Mail (Toronto) Piping flavorful soup..rated a full five stars.
b. adverb. piping hot, (of food, water, etc.) so hot as to make a whistling or hissing sound, very or suitably hot. LME.
L. Blue Sprinkle the bananas with..sugar..and lemon juice, and eat them piping hot.