sniped
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past participleof snipe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
snipenounAlso snite any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (sometimesCapella ) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago common snipe, orwhole snipe, of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage. -
past tense formof snipe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
snipenounAlso snite any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (sometimesCapella ) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago common snipe, orwhole snipe, of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
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Before stepping down as co-CEOs, Overdeck and Siegel rarely appeared together at firm events and frequently sniped at each other in meetings, The Wall Street Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Before stepping down as co-CEOs, Overdeck and Siegel rarely appeared together at firm events and frequently sniped at each other in meetings, the Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Reagan-era conservative alum Hal Furman sniped that it was a shame Dhillon wasn’t in a position to act, so she made a big show of blocking him.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025
A man up, England marched down the pitch, scrum-half Alex Mitchell sniped and Underhill ploughed over the final metre.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Wiki sniped, somehow making her voice sneer—her favorite expression—because her face couldn’t.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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