Pip'ing1, p. a.
p. a. 1. Giving forth a weak, shrill sound like the voice of the sick; feeble. “This weak, piping time of peace.” Shak. 2. Simmering; boiling; — from the sound of boiling fluids. [Colloq.] “The book of Santa Clara, the popish priest, in defense of bishops, which came out piping hot.” Milton.