verb, noun
verb [V] ~ (at sb/sth)
1 to shoot at sb from a hiding place, usually from a distance:
Gunmen continued to snipe at people leaving their homes to find food.
2 to criticize sb in an unpleasant way
sniping noun [U]:
Aid workers remain in the area despite continuous sniping.
noun (plural snipe) a bird with a long straight beak that lives on wet ground
