[ snʌɪp ]
■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a wading bird with brown camouflaged plumage and a long straight bill. [ Gallinago gallinago and other species.]
■ verb
1》 shoot at someone from a hiding place at long range.
2》 make a sly or petty verbal attack.
Derivatives
~r noun
sniping adjective &noun
Origin
ME: prob. of Scand. origin.