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Piping vs Steaming - What's the difference?

piping | steaming |

As verbs the difference between piping and steaming

is that piping is while steaming is .

As nouns the difference between piping and steaming

is that piping is the process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching while steaming is the action of steam on something.

As adjectives the difference between piping and steaming

is that piping is high-pitched while steaming is giving off steam.

piping

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

  • The process of an animal just beginning to break out of its egg; precedes hatching.
  • The sound of musical pipes.
  • An act of making music or noise with pipes.
  • A system of pipes that compose a structure; pipework.
  • the piping of a house
  • An ornamentation on pastry edges and seams.
  • An ornamentation on the edges of a garment; a small cord covered with cloth.
  • Piped icing on a cake.
  • (botany) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting.
  • (botany) propagation by cuttings
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • High-pitched.
  • His piping voice could be heard above the hubbub.

    Derived terms

    * piping hot

    See also

    *

    steaming

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of steam on something.
  • The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
  • (UK, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see .
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Giving off steam
  • Extremely drunk
  • Very angry
  • Synonyms

    * (giving off steam) steamy

    Verb

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