to snipe
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7.7
- verb
- /snaɪp/
:
criticar con indirectas
- I'm not having you two sniping at each other.
Convince our community, stop this sniping.
- Convince our community, stop this sniping.
- The leaks, the sniping, the partisanship, the ethical violations, the ethical issues going on with accepting all of these gifts.
Examples
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His mother had gone out of her way to make Meredith uncomfortable, sniping at her constantly.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Where is Charming?" she sniped at the guy.
Fiction book (1999) -
And it's really unbecoming to snipe at all those who provide so many great jobs here.
Blog text (3) -
What did I miss with Chloe and Chelsea, and why are they suddenly sniping at each other?
Blog text (9) -
"Does he think the air here is good for his nostrils alone?" he sniped now.
Fiction book (1990) -
When he is not being clueless, he is sniping at reporters' questions.
Blog text (28) -
"I don't want to hear the two of you sniping at each other before I've even had a cup of coffee.
Fiction book (2002) -
In her review, she chose to snipe at the director's choices rather than commend his work.
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He couldn't resist the urge to snipe at his colleague during the meeting over the proposal's flaws.
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The critic would often snipe at popular films, insisting they lacked depth and originality.
Synonyms
9
6.4
To make a short teasing or critical comment about someone
4
8.4
To make sarcastic mocking remarks that are often rude
4
8.1
To make quick, unfair critical remarks about someone or their ideas
To make a short indirect critical remark about someone
To make fun of someone in a mean way to show you dislike them
Compounds
- Specialized
12
9.4
A medium bird with a long straight bill and brown and grey feathers that lives in marshes
A shore bird with a reddish chest often seen on muddy coasts during breeding season
How Critical
Surface Forms
Etymology
To snipe at someone in speech comes from the idea of making small hidden shots, so it now means to criticize someone in a sly or quiet way.