pipe up

verb

piped up; piping up; pipes up

Examples of pipe up in a Sentence

don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
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Dua Lipa, the pop star also known as Dula Peep (thanks to Wendy Williams), has piped up with a message of mourning after popular language company Duolingo murdered its adorable owl mascot, Duo, and subsequently asked its users to respect the singer's privacy in the aftermath. EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025 By the numbers: Just 39% of Democrats approve of celebrities piping up on political issues — but only 11% of Republicans and 12% of independents (24% for the whole sample). Noah Bressner, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024 But then a little voice called financial reality piped up. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024 Sunny pipes up that there’s a more detailed family document available, a kaiseigen koseki, but only a blood relative of Masa can request it. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 24 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for pipe up

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pipe up was in 1853

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“Pipe up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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