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Pipe up
To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something suddenly.
📖 Definitions of "Pipe up"
verb
- 1
To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something suddenly.
- 2
To being singing or playing musical notes on a pipe or similar wind instrument.
- 3
(of wind, etc.) To begin to blow more vigorously.
- 4
To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pipe up"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| shrieknoun | (intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish. |
| shrillnoun | High-pitched and piercing. |
| screechnoun | (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface. |
| pipenoun | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. |
| speak upverb | (idiomatic) To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself. |
| talk upverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To talk about (something or someone) to make it seem as good as possible or to draw positive attention to it. |
| give it mouthverb | (UK, slang, archaic) Speak loudly; speak up. |
| chime upverb | (nonstandard) To speak suddenly; to make an unexpected contribution to a conversation. |
| mouthnoun | (anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| raise one's voiceverb | (idiomatic) To speak loudly, especially in anger. |
| mouth offverb | (intransitive, slang) To complain or otherwise express oneself in a loud, immoderate manner. |
| open one's mouthverb | (idiomatic) to speak |
| pop offverb | (intransitive, informal) To leave and return in a short time. |
| uptalknoun | (linguistics) Speech that has a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; upspeak. |
| pop upverb | (intransitive, informal, idiomatic) To appear without warning. |
| sound offverb | (military) Command instructing a person to speak up or acknowledge something. |
| outspeakverb | (transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than. |
| shoot off at the mouthverb | (informal, idiomatic) To boast, or brag, or talk too much. |
| open one's big mouthverb | (informal) To speak about things rashly or foolishly, when it would be better to stay silent. |
| vociferateverb | (transitive) To utter with a loud voice; to shout out. |
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