Associations to the word «Piping»

Wiktionary

PIPING, verb. Present participle of pipe
PIPING, noun. The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
PIPING, noun. The sound of musical pipes.
PIPING, noun. An act of making music or noise with pipes.
PIPING, noun. A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
PIPING, noun. An ornamentation on pastry edges and seams.
PIPING, noun. An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
PIPING, noun. Piped icing on a cake.
PIPING, noun. (botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
PIPING, noun. (botany) propagation by cuttings
PIPING, adjective. High-pitched.
PIPING BAG, noun. A cloth bag shaped like a cone with a small hole at the tapered end. It's used with a metal (or similar) nozzle for squeezing out various kinds of pastes in cooking, for example icing for decoration.
PIPING DOWN, verb. Present participle of pipe down
PIPING HOT, adjective. (idiomatic) Very hot.
PIPING SHRIKE, noun. The emblematic bird that appears on South Australia's flag.

Dictionary definition

PIPING, noun. A thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems.
PIPING, noun. A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc..
PIPING, noun. Playing a pipe or the bagpipes.
PIPING, adverb. (used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot".

Wise words

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