Thesaurus: piping

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Pipe
2. v. Playing on a musical pipe.
3. v. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.
4. v. Emitting a high, shrill sound.
5. v. Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound of boiling fluids.
6. n. A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for women's dresses.
7. n. Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.
8. n. The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc.
9. n. A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting; also, propagation by cuttings.
10. n. a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
11. n. a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
12. n. playing a pipe or the bagpipes