A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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England have seeped points, looking vulnerable to sniping runs around the edge of the breakdown and to driven mauls.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
And everyone is constantly sniping; the family’s resting state is exasperation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Others in the party are trying to stop the sniping.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2025
Not even the digital countdown could generate the sizzling, clanking, sniping roar of chronic, organic anxiety that fueled the first two seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
They crouch behind the trees in the old orchard, sniping at one another, shouting: “You’re dead!”
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
