- present participle of snipe.
sniping
Example Sentences
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Many snipers, like Kovalskiy, believe the era of sniping has passed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The two had been sniping at each other all game, with Doncic at one point taunting Schroder for not signing an $84-million contract with the Lakers in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
Brown has taken a less provocative approach to Horner this year, but has not hidden his disdain for Red Bull's sniping about the legality of the McLaren car behind the scenes.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
Leading up to that scene, Ellie strives to establish her own hero identity by training in hand-to-hand combat with men twice her size and sharpening her sniping skills with a long gun.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2025
For a decade or so, Marsh and Cope’s mutual dislike primarily took the form of quiet sniping, but in 1877 it erupted into grandiose dimensions.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
