Pronunciation

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Singular
snipe

Plural
snipes

 
A Wilson’s snipe (bird)
  1. (countable) A snipe is a bird with a long, slender, and nearly straight beak.
  2. A snipe is a shot fired from a concealed location.

Plain form
snipe

Third-person singular
snipes

Past tense
sniped

Past participle
sniped

Present participle
sniping

  1. (intransitive) If you snipe at someone, you criticize them in an unpleasant way.
  2. (intransitive) If you snipe at someone, you shoot them from a hidden place.
  3. (intransitive) If you snipe, you hunt for snipe.