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The meaning of Sniping

Sniping – definition

noun

The action of shooting at someone from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range.

Usage examples:

Sniping assumed great importance during wwi, especially where trench warfare was prevalent
noun

The action of verbally attacking someone in a sly or petty way.

Usage examples:

There has been some sniping about inept leadership
noun

(in an online auction) the action or practice of placing a bid judged to be high enough to win an item just before the bidding is scheduled to close.

Usage examples:

Sniping drives up prices
verb

Shoot at someone from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range.

Usage examples:

The soldiers in the trench sniped at us
verb

Make a sly or petty verbal attack.

verb

(in an online auction) place a bid judged to be high enough to win an item just before the bidding is scheduled to close.

Usage examples:

I regularly snipe 10 to 5 seconds before the end of ebay auctions

Sniping translation into English

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狙击

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Snipen

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Tireur embusqué

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Scharfschützen

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कटाक्षों

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Cecchino

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저격

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Снайперская стрельба

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Word origin

Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Icelandic mýrisnípa ; obscurely related to Dutch snip and German Schnepfe .

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Sniping – similar words

sniped

verb

Shoot at someone from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range.

Usage examples:

The soldiers in the trench sniped at us
noun

A wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight.

Usage examples:

But with the help of his son and his father, he managed to find time to ensure his hectares became …
verb

Past simple and past participle of snipe

Usage examples:

The rebels have started sniping at civilians., the former minister has been making himself unpopula…
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snipe

noun

A wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight.

Usage examples:

But with the help of his son and his father, he managed to find time to ensure his hectares became …
verb

Shoot at someone from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range.

Usage examples:

The soldiers in the trench sniped at us
verb

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

Usage examples:

Frustrated by the war, republicans and southern democrats contented themselves with sniping at the …
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