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piping in

piping in is the present participle and gerund of pipe in.

Meaning of pipe in

Verb

pipe in (third-person singular simple present pipes in, present participle piping in, simple past and past participle piped in)

  1. (transitive) To supply (a product or substance) via pipes.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To continuously supply anything from an external source.
    • Soulless music was piped in through the speakers in the room.
  3. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To interrupt a conversation with a comment.

Questions about piping in

What is piping in the present participle and gerund of?
Piping in is the present participle and gerund of pipe in.

Words near piping in in the dictionary

  1. piping bags
  2. piping bellbird
  3. piping bellbirds
  4. piping down
  5. piping hot
  6. piping in
  7. piping off
  8. piping one's eye
  9. piping plover
  10. piping plovers
  11. piping shrike

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