Verb: pipe up
- Begin to play or sing
"The flautist piped up with a cheerful melody"; "She piped up with her opinion during the meeting"
- Utter a shrill cry
"The child piped up with delight";
- shriek, shrill, pipe
Derived forms: pipes up, piped up, piping up
See also: pipe
Type of: call, cry, do, execute, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard], perform, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell