Pipping is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pipping meaning
present participle and gerund of pip
Using Pipping
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of pip
- In the example corpus, pipping often appears in combinations such as: after pipping, team pipping, pipping the.
Context around Pipping
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pipping
- In this selection, "pipping" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, team, cinemascore, gehlot, pilot, south and kishane stand out and add context to how "pipping" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 9 just pipping to the and begins by pipping pecking a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pipping" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pipping
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kohli has taken 86 innings to get to the milestone, thus pipping former Australian. (14 words)
He made 14 appearances that season and contributed to the team pipping by the slimmest of margins. (17 words)
American sprinter Noah Lyles celebrated in style after pipping Kishane Thompson to the 100m crown in Paris. (17 words)
Shandong joined Yokohama in the last 16 despite losing to their hosts, Choi Kang-hee's team pipping South Korea's Incheon United to second place in the group with 12 points enough to claim one of the three best runners-up slots. (43 words)
The losses of Melvin Gordon (hold out) and Derwin James (injury) and both significant, and while I still think the Chargers have the potential to be an 11-win type team, I think the Broncos surprise everyone by pipping them to second place. (43 words)
France continued their good form in the tournament to enter into the quarterfinals of the Men’s Hockey World Cup after pipping a fighting China by a solitary goal in a cross-over match at the Kalinga Stadium here Monday. (40 words)
Example sentences (14)
He has now made filmmaking history as the only director to receive four A+ grades on CinemaScore, pipping the likes of A Few Good Men director Rob Reiner and Forest Gump director Robert Zemeckis.
He made 14 appearances that season and contributed to the team pipping by the slimmest of margins.
In December that year, the Congress formed government, with Gehlot pipping Pilot in the CM race, the latter having to settle with the post of the deputy CM.
Shandong joined Yokohama in the last 16 despite losing to their hosts, Choi Kang-hee's team pipping South Korea's Incheon United to second place in the group with 12 points enough to claim one of the three best runners-up slots.
American sprinter Noah Lyles celebrated in style after pipping Kishane Thompson to the 100m crown in Paris.
Lando Norris (R) enjoys a laugh with Max Verstappen after pipping him to pole at the Spanish GP.
Of its relatively modest number of 77 reviews, only three give Food Target less than 5 stars, leaving it with an impressive rating of 4.9, just pipping to the post the other Abbeydale Road Italians on the list.
The Netherlands have won the 4x400m mixed relay final after pipping Team USA, who set a new world record earlier this week.
Australia ended the night on a high note though with their mixed 4x100m medley relay team pipping the United States to gold by 0.02s, Cate Campbell powering home in a scintillating anchor leg to overhaul Simone Manuel.
Kohli has taken 86 innings to get to the milestone, thus pipping former Australian.
The losses of Melvin Gordon (hold out) and Derwin James (injury) and both significant, and while I still think the Chargers have the potential to be an 11-win type team, I think the Broncos surprise everyone by pipping them to second place.
The online post racked up 261 likes in late February, narrowly pipping an article about Dan Casey’s inspiring return to the football field.
France continued their good form in the tournament to enter into the quarterfinals of the Men’s Hockey World Cup after pipping a fighting China by a solitary goal in a cross-over match at the Kalinga Stadium here Monday.
The chick begins by "pipping"; pecking a breathing hole with its egg tooth towards the blunt end of the egg, usually on the upper side.
Common combinations with pipping
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- after pipping 4×
- team pipping 3×
- pipping the 2×
- by pipping 2×