pipe
noun
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
is piping
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present progressiveof pipe (3rd person singular).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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When you reheat leftovers, you must ensure the food is piping hot all the way through.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
It has also delivered StarTimes satellite dishes to some of the villagers, and is piping in, among other entertainments, Chinese game shows and 24-hour kung fu.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
"There is piping infrastructure but no running water," 35-year-old Malek-Naz tells me.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2021
While the pizza is piping hot, scatter chunks of burrata over, and as they melt into the pizza, you can finish it with a sprinkling of fresh herbs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2021
It might just be something the doctor is piping into his brain.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
