Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pipe up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: pipe up
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something loudly and suddenly.

Intransitive verb

verb

To begin singing or playing musical notes on a pipe or similar wind instrument.

Intransitive verb

verb

To begin to blow more vigorously.

Intransitive verb

verb

To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""You seem to have a lot to say," remarked Silver, spitting far into the air. "Pipe up and let me hear it, or lay to.""
"Once I asked a seventeen-year-old singer something that wasn't on the list, which caused her manager to pipe up: "That wasn't what we agreed on. She doesn't have to answer that.""
"As we rolled into our fourth week, I found myself piping up with some of my own stories."
"[T]he frogs in a neighboring marsh began to pipe up for the evening concert."
"But presently the gray dawn stole over the world, the birds piped up, then the sun rose and poured light and comfort all around."
"Once, for ten minutes, the sun shone at midday, and ten minutes afterward a new gale was piping up."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pipes up (present, singular) piping up (participle, present) piped up (participle, past) piped up (past)

Synonyms

shriek shrill pipe

Antonyms

pipe down

Questions

What does pipe up mean?: To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something loudly and suddenly.

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