pipe
noun
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
are piping
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present progressiveof pipe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Sheer, unabashed virtuosity is the Chieftains' strongest selling point, whether they are piping hot or cool.
From Time Magazine Archive
Up at the castle the pipers are piping a jig for Jock Sinclair.
From Time Magazine Archive
Residents who received settlements back in 1996 were sworn to secrecy as part of the agreement, but now their sick neighbors are piping up.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is no truth to the rumor that business is so depressed in the television industry that the networks are piping canned laughter into their elevators.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sides of the glass are piping hot.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
