to pipe
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7.0
- verb
- /paɪp/
- When the song started, the children began to pipe their little voices along with the tune.
- a student piped up
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Watch on YouTubeGot it OK, I'm that that was Devin yes I mean she can just pipe up if she wants She didn't have a mic.
- Got it OK, I'm that that was Devin yes I mean she can just pipe up if she wants She didn't have a mic.
Examples
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Okay, everybody pipe down, please.
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For God's sake, Danny, pipe down.
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Miracle Boy's voice was soft and piping, and they stopped to listen.
Fiction book (1998) -
For once in your life, Brogan Kai, pipe down.
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You kids pipe down!
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Pipe down in there!
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"And then we got in the boat and sailed over Philadelphia," piped up a little boy.
Fiction book (1994) -
But then Tony, one of the more excitable children, suddenly piped up, "Do you know what Dennis said?"
Fiction book (1994) -
Then my little brother piped up, giving true meaning to the phrase "spilling the beans."
Fiction book (1997) -
"I didn't really get a chance." "That's true, she didn't," piped up her father.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
70
4.0
To make a loud, high, sharp sound that startles people
69
2.9
To make a loud high sound often because of fear, pain or excitement
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1.4
To make a short high sound when things move or rub together
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3.0
To make a long, high sound like a pig or excited child
39
2.6
To make a long high, unpleasant sound like a machine
29
6.0
To make a loud high sound like a hen or laugh in a loud harsh way
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7.8
To make a high thin sound like a whistle
5
1.5
To make a short high sound like a baby bird
3
7.2
To make a loud high sound like a baby or bird
2
4.8
To make a very high, sharp sound often as a cry
1
3.9
To make a short, high sound like a baby bird
1
9.9
To make a high, loud, wailing sound like bagpipes
1
9.9
To make a short, high, harsh sound like an owl or old gate
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
23
5.9
A thing made inside a metal pipe that explodes to hurt people or damage things
- Literature
6
6.8
A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement
5
5.3
A large musical instrument that makes sound through many pipes and you play with keyboards and pedals
- Specialized
4
5.8
A set of connected metal tubes that carry force and mud from the platform to the cutting part underground
3
3.0
A thin bendable wire with soft material for cleaning a tobacco pipe or making simple crafts
- Specialized
2
3.7
A large adjustable tool with jaws that have teeth for gripping and turning pipes
- Specialized
1
3.7
A worker who installs and repairs pipes that carry water, gas, or steam
- Specialized
1
6.5
A vertical tube that carries water or gas up between floors in a building
- Specialized
1
6.6
A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note
- Specialized
1
7.9
A pipe in an organ that makes sound when a thin metal strip vibrates, giving a bright tone
1
9.9
A small waxy white or pink plant in shady woods that does not use sunlight to make food
- Australian
A tropical tree with hanging yellow flowers and pods whose soft inside is used as medicine
- Archaic
An old clay pipe with a long stem for smoking, often from 17th or 18th century England
- Archaic
A set of pipes of different lengths tied together that you play by blowing across the tops
- Specialized
A horizontal pipe with small holes that sprays water or other liquids evenly
How High-Pitched
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pipe meaning to make a high, thin sound comes from the small musical pipe and from bird sounds that 'peep' the same way. So to pipe is to give a sharp, high-pitched sound like a bird or a child.