1
as in to settle (down)
to become still and orderly
if you don't pipe down, we're turning this car around and going straight home!
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2
as in to quiet (down)
to stop talking
"Pipe down or I'll cancel recess!" the teacher commanded
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So, the liberal media should pipe down and order the flowers.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
Traditionalists who follow the Test arena want England to pipe down a bit and play sensibly when the game favours them.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Or can parents pipe down and put the focus back on the kids if a threat of repercussions looms?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
The engine note tends to mumble under load but pipes down while cruising.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
Cancer’s had to pipe down.
—New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
Fortunately, during this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson and Keegan-Michael Key stepped up and told Waldorf (Mikey Day) and Stadler (Beck Bennett) to pipe down, or call themselves a little, soft, fabric cab, because their insults will no longer be tolerated.
—Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 16 May 2021
The receivers are normally here by now – just try to get Michael Pittman Jr. to pipe down – but not today.
—The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz and quarterback Spencer Petras have forced their critics to pipe down the last two games – a 33-13 victory over Northwestern and a 24-3 victory over Purdue.
—Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2022
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2024
Traditionalists who follow the Test arena want England to pipe down a bit and play sensibly when the game favours them.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Or can parents pipe down and put the focus back on the kids if a threat of repercussions looms?
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
The engine note tends to mumble under load but pipes down while cruising.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
Cancer’s had to pipe down.
—New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
Fortunately, during this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Kenan Thompson and Keegan-Michael Key stepped up and told Waldorf (Mikey Day) and Stadler (Beck Bennett) to pipe down, or call themselves a little, soft, fabric cab, because their insults will no longer be tolerated.
—Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 16 May 2021
The receivers are normally here by now – just try to get Michael Pittman Jr. to pipe down – but not today.
—The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz and quarterback Spencer Petras have forced their critics to pipe down the last two games – a 33-13 victory over Northwestern and a 24-3 victory over Purdue.
—Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2022
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