I. snipe 1 /snaɪp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
1 . to shoot from a hidden position at people who are not protected
snipe at
soldiers sniping at civilians
2 . to criticize someone in a nasty way
snipe at
His former associates have been sniping at him in the press.
—sniping noun [uncountable]
II. snipe 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from Old Norse snipa ]
a bird with a very long thin beak that lives in wet areas