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pipping

verb

present participle of pip

as in chirping

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird baby birds pipping loudly in their nest

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Recent Examples of pipping Key Background This is the biggest lottery prize of the year so far, pipping an $800 million Mega Millions jackpot that was won by a Florida ticket buyer last Tuesday. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Will Stevens led Cadillac to a 1-2 finish in qualifying for the World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Sao Paulo on Saturday, pipping Jack Aitken to pole position at Interlagos. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Morocco is headed to the group stage as the second-place team in Group C, with Brazil pipping it for first. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026 In the mad race to be the premier AI lab in the world, the company took a big step this week towards pipping bitter rival OpenAI to a public market listing. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 5 June 2026 Both these teams topped their respective groups in UEFA’s World Cup qualifying period, with Norway’s run particularly impressive after pipping Italy to first place. — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

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chirping

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Even though the first game sold out on a rainy night, on the second night, a clear summer evening with cicadas chirping beneath a starry sky, the stadium was only two-thirds full.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Field recordings—from the preparation of street food to birds chirping, taken mostly in public spaces around Doha—are a kind of sonic memory of a place that is rapidly changing.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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