Definition of piping

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Pipe
• v. - Playing on a musical pipe.
• v. - Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.
• v. - Emitting a high, shrill sound.
• v. - Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound of boiling fluids.
• n. - A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for women's dresses.
• n. - Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.
• n. - The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc.
• n. - A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting; also, propagation by cuttings.