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snipe
[snahyp]
noun
plural
snipes ,plural
snipe .Also snite any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (sometimesCapella ) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago common 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
to attack (a person or persons) with a rifle from a place of concealment
to criticize adversely a person or persons from a position of security
(intr) to hunt or shoot snipe
Other 51Թ Forms
- snipelike adjective
- sniper noun
- countersniper noun
- ˈԾˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of snipe1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of snipe1
Example Sentences
They picked at this particular South Africa scab with their verbal armoury of salty snipes when a tense chase began.
As he and Trump snipe at each other publicly, the efforts to pretend this is a friendly disagreement are falling apart.
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.
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