pip·ing (p  p ng)n. 1. A system of pipes, such as those used in plumbing. 2. Music a. The act of playing on a pipe. b. The music produced by a pipe when played. 3. A shrill, high-pitched sound. 4. A narrow tube of fabric, sometimes enclosing a cord, used for trimming seams and edges, as of slipcovers. 5. A tubular ribbon of icing on a pastry. adj. Idiom: 1. Music Playing on a pipe. 2. Having a high-pitched sound: the piping voices of children. 3. Tranquil; peaceful: "in this weak piping time of peace" (Shakespeare). piping hot Very hot: piping hot biscuits. |
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