Piping is metal, plastic, or another substance made in the shape of a pipe or tube.
...rolls of bright yellow plastic piping.
2. uncountable noun
Piping is cloth made into a narrow tube. Piping is used to decorate the edges of clothing and things such as cushions.
The red dress had slim black piping around the neck.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A piping voice is high-pitched.
[written]
Bindi has intelligent brown eyes and a sweet, piping voice.
piping in British English
(ˈpaɪpɪŋ)
noun
1.
pipes collectively, esp pipes formed into a connected system, as in the plumbing of a house
2.
a cord of icing, whipped cream, etc, often used to decorate desserts and cakes
3.
a thin strip of covered cord or material, used to edge hems, etc
4.
the sound of a pipe or a set of bagpipes
5.
the art or technique of playing a pipe or bagpipes
6.
a shrill voice or sound, esp a whistling sound
adjective
7.
making a shrill sound
8. archaic
relating to the pipe (associated with peace), as opposed to martial instruments, such as the fife or trumpet
adverb
9. piping hot
piping in American English
(ˈpaɪpɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of a person who pipes
2.
the music made by pipes
3.
a shrill voice or sound
4.
a.
a system of pipes
b.
pipes collectively
5.
a pipelike fold of material with which edges or seams are trimmed
6. Cookery
ornamental, pipelike lines of icing, as on a cake
adjective
7.
playing on a pipe
8.
characterized by the music of the “peaceful” pipe rather than of the “warlike” drums, trumpets, etc.; hence, peaceful or tranquil
9.
sounding high and shrill
Idioms:
piping hot
Examples of 'piping' in a sentence
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The green trousers with white piping, said.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Position piping with cord facing inwards and raw edges together; stitch piping ends together to fit.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
A catsuit with white piping and one arm and a leg?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
IT'S a struggle to think of a less comfortable piece of beach gear for a piping hot day in Barbados than a pair of knitted trousers.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
piping
British English: piping NOUN
Piping is metal, plastic, or another substance made in the shape of a pipe or tube.
...rolls of bright yellow plastic piping.
American English: piping
Brazilian Portuguese: tubulação
Chinese: > 管子金属、塑料等的
European Spanish: tubería
French: tuyaux
German: Rohrleitung
Italian: tubi
Japanese: 管
Korean: 관
European Portuguese: tubulação
Latin American Spanish: cañería
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All related terms of 'piping'
pipe
A pipe is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through which a liquid or gas can flow.
volcanic pipe
a long tube of metal, plastic , etc, used to convey water, oil, gas, etc
foam piping
Foam piping is a system of tubes which delivers a mass of very small bubbles to the base of tanks for protection from fire.
lead piping
pipes made of lead
pied-piping
the principle that a noun phrase may take with it the rest of a prepositional phrase or a larger noun phrase in which it is contained, when moved in a transformation . For example , when the interrogative pronoun is moved to initial position, other words are moved too, as in to whom did you speak ?
piping bag
A cloth bag shaped like a cone with a small hole at one end , used to squeeze out pastes , for example icing , cream , or mashed potato
piping cord
Cord that is covered in fabric and used to decorate a seam
piping hot
Food or water that is piping hot is very hot.
plastic piping
Plastic piping is strong, durable , and lightweight pipes, often made from high-density polyethylene.
pressure-piping
Pressure-piping is a set of pipes which are used to contain fluid at high pressure .
pipe up
If someone who has been silent for a while pipes up , they say something, especially something surprising or strange .
carbon steel piping
Carbon steel piping is pipes made of steel with carbon as the main alloying component , used for transporting fluids.
pipe down
If you tell someone who is talking a lot or talking too loudly to pipe down , you are telling them to stop talking.
Chinese translation of 'piping'
piping
(ˈpaɪpɪŋ)
n(u)
(= pipes) 管道 (guǎndào)
(on clothes) 滚(滾)边(邊) (gǔnbiān)
adv
piping hot[water, food, coffee]滚(滾)烫(燙) (gǔntàng)
pipe
(paɪp)
n(c)
(for water, gas) 管子 (guǎnzi) (根, gēn)
(for smoking) 烟(煙)斗 (yāndǒu) (个(個), gè)
(Mus, = instrument) 管乐(樂)器 (guǎnyuèqì)
[of organ]管 (guǎn)
vt
[water, gas, oil]管道输(輸)送 (guǎndào shūsòng)
Derived Forms
pipesn pl (also bagpipes) 风(風)笛 (fēngdí)
All related terms of 'piping'
criticism
[ u ] ( censure ) 批评(評) pīpíng
criticize
批评(評) pīpíng
flak
( Mil ) 高射炮(砲) gāoshèpào
knock
( strike ) 碰撞 pèngzhuàng
pipe
( for water, gas ) 管子 guǎnzi [ 根 gēn ]
piping hot
( water, food, coffee ) 滚(滾)烫(燙) gǔntàng
pipe down
( be quiet ) 安静(靜)下来(來) ānjìng xiàlái
hammer
( tool ) 锤(錘)子 chuízi [ 把 bǎ ]
pan
saucepan 炖(燉)锅(鍋) dùnguō [ 口 kǒu ]
slate
[ u ] 板岩 bǎnyán
critical
( crucial ) 关(關)键(鍵)的 guānjiàn de
critically
( crucially : important ) 极(極)其 jíqí
level
( flat ) 平的 píng de ⇒ The floor is quite level. → 地板很平。 Dìbǎn hěn píng.
to be critical of sb/sth
批评(評)某人/某事 pīpíng mǒurén/mǒushì
to level an accusation/a criticism at or against sb
指控/批评(評)某人 zhǐkòng/pīpíng mǒurén
he doesn't take kindly to criticism/people criticizing him