pipe
noun
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
were piping
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past progressiveof pipe.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Tickets for the final day, featuring Olivia Dean's first major headline slot, were piping hot, too.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The birds were piping up, indifferent to the quieter streets and the panic.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2020
To be more precise, carefully camouflaged tubes strategically placed amongst the tinsel and glitz were piping in the sumptuous smells of Christmas: a perfect mix of cinnamon and pine.
From Time ● Dec. 16, 2011
Rescue crews were piping tubes containing sugars, water and liquid nutrients to help sustain them while preparing to start the painstaking work of drilling another tunnel without causing another collapse.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2010
A few melancholy birds were piping and wailing, until the round red sun sank slowly into the western shadows; then an empty silence fell.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
