Dictionary.com
definitions

pied-piping

noun

transformational grammar 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?

RELATED CONTENT

What Does 😅 Grinning Face With Sweat Emoji Mean?The grinning face with sweat emoji is used to indicate the particular kind of relief experienced after narrowly avoiding disaster.
READ MORE

Nearby words

  1. pied shag,
  2. pied wagtail,
  3. pied-billed grebe,
  4. pied-de-biche,
  5. pied-de-biche spoon,
  6. pied-à-terre,
  7. piedfort,
  8. piedmont,
  9. piedmontese,
  10. piedmontite
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012