pipe up

verb

piped up; piping up; pipes up
Synonyms of pipe upnext

intransitive verb

: speak up

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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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Teddy’s babyish voice pipes up from the back seat. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026 The water is piped up to the data center for liquid cooling of the servers. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Mar. 2026 Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026 Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pipe up

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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pipe up

verb
: speak out
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