piping

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aɪpɪŋ === Verb === piping present participle and gerund of pipe === Noun === piping (countable and uncountable, plural pipings) The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching. The sound of musical pipes. An act of making music or noise with pipes. A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework. the piping of a house (sewing) An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth. (cooking) Icing extruded from a piping bag. (botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting. (botany) propagation by cuttings ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === piping (not comparable) High-pitched. ==== Derived terms ==== hot piping piping hot pipingly === See also === Wikipedia article on bagpipes