snipes

4 definitions • 3 examples

to shoot at someone from a position where you cannot be seen:

The rebels have started sniping at civilians.

to criticize someone unpleasantly:

The former minister has been making himself unpopular recently, sniping at his ex-colleagues.

a bird with a long, straight beak that lives near rivers and marshes (= low land that is wet and sometimes covered with water)

to criticize, esp. in a mean way because you are annoyed or angry:

Frustrated by the war, Republicans and southern Democrats contented themselves with sniping at the president.