piping /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/noun 8adjective 1forms 1phrases 3 noun8 •A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework. •Icing extruded from a piping bag. •An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth. •The sound of musical pipes.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. — 1823 •An act of making music or noise with pipes. •The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching. •A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting. •propagation by cuttings adjective1 •High-pitched.His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub. formspipings Phrases with piping piping hotVery hot. piping timesA pleasant era. piping times of peaceA time of peace and goodness.
