sniping


snipe

S0511500 (snīp)n.1. pl. snipe or snipes Any of various long-billed shorebirds of the family Scolopacidae, especially the widely distributed species Gallinago gallinago.2. A shot, especially a gunshot, from a concealed place.intr.v. sniped, snip·ing, snipes 1. To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.2. To shoot snipe.3. To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
[Middle English, probably from Old Norse -snīpa (as in mȳrisnīpa, marsh snipe).]

sniping

(ˈsnaɪpɪŋ) n1. (Military) a. the action of attacking a person or persons with a rifle from a place of concealmentb. (as modifier): a sniping incident. 2. the act of adversely criticizing a person or persons from a position of security3. (Hunting) the activity of hunting or shooting snipe