sniping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnaɪpɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪpɪŋ

Verb

sniping

1. present participle and gerund of snipe

Noun

sniping (plural snipings)

1. A shooting from a concealed place.
   • 2009, G. Bingham Powell, Contemporary Democracies: Participation, Stability, and Violence:

     Although the army later returned control to civilian authorities, deaths from election clashes and terrorist bombings and snipings continued to occur, and became more frequent in the late 1970s.

Derived terms

• stream sniping

Anagrams

• pinings