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are sniping

  • present progressive
    of snipe.
    snipe
    noun
    Also 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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Some of the candidates are sniping at each other ahead of debate night.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

Whenever these characters talk to one another, they are sniping — full of criticism, bitterness, nagging, sarcasm, and even contempt.

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2021

One moment, they are sniping at their siblings and avoiding taking the dog out, and the next moment their lives are lived purely for survival.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2020

The Broncos have lost three games in a row and players are sniping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2018

Over in another corner of the forest, HP and RIM, two companies which are trying to play iPad catch-up, are sniping at one another.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2011