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snipe
[ snahyp ]
noun
- Also British, snite []. any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (sometimes Capella ) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago com·mon snipe, orwhole snipe, of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- any of several other long-billed birds, as some sandpipers.
- a shot, usually from a hidden position.
verb (used without object)
- to shoot or hunt snipe.
- to shoot at individuals as opportunity offers from a concealed or distant position:
The enemy was sniping from the roofs.
- to attack a person or a person's work with petulant or snide criticism, especially anonymously or from a safe distance.
snipe
/ Բɪ /
noun
- any of various birds of the genus Gallinago (or Capella ) and related genera, such as G. gallinago ( common or Wilson's snipe ), of marshes and river banks, having a long straight bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes
- any of various similar related birds, such as certain sandpipers and curlews
- a shot, esp a gunshot, fired from a place of concealment
verb
- whenintr, often foll by at to attack (a person or persons) with a rifle from a place of concealment
- introften foll byat to criticize adversely a person or persons from a position of security
- intr to hunt or shoot snipe
Derived Forms
- ˈԾˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Ծ· adjective
- Ծ· noun
- coun·ter·Ծ· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of snipe1
Word History and Origins
Origin of snipe1
Example Sentences
Leading up to that scene, Ellie strives to establish her own hero identity by training in hand-to-hand combat with men twice her size and sharpening her sniping skills with a long gun.
In 2023, the Guardian sniped “their shtick wears thin at times.”
Trump is resorting to the favorite response of lily-livered trolls everywhere: sniping insults at the better man from the safety of his computer screen.
Now, Baldoni is alleging in his 179-page complaint that he is not at fault, and that the high-profile battle is "not a case about celebrities sniping at each other in the press".
Their sold-out tour as a duo becomes a nightmare of onstage sniping.
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