adverb
- in a piping manner; with a high-pitched, shrill sound
- extremely; very
Usage: rare
Usage: informal; chiefly in ‘piping hot’
Examples
- The tea kettle whistled pipingly on the stove.
- She spoke pipingly in her excitement.
- The bird sang pipingly from the treetop.
- The soup was served pipingly hot.
- The flute played pipingly in the distance.