sniping

/หˆsnaษชpษชล‹/

IPA: /S N AY1 P IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To hunt snipe.

  2. 2

    To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.

  3. 3

    (by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.

  4. 4

    To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.

  5. 5

    To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.

  6. 6

    (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.

  7. 7

    To move the ball quickly in a different direction.

verb
  1. 1

    To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.

  2. 2

    To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.

noun
  1. 1

    A shooting from a concealed place.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/snipe, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sniping