as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird
baby birds pipping loudly in their nest
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Recent Examples of pipping
United got their revenge in the league, though, pipping Leeds to the title on goal average.
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipping
chirping
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But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.—
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Had Steve Smith been fit and available to play, then the 31-year-old would have been patrolling another part of the field; maybe busying himself in the covers, or chirping away from under a lid at short leg.—
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“Pipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipping. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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