any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago ( Capella ) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe), of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.

any of several other long-billed birds, as some sandpipers.

a shot, usually from a hidden position.

to shoot or hunt snipe.

to shoot at individuals as opportunity offers from a concealed or distant position

The enemy was sniping from the roofs.

to attack a person or a person's work with petulant or snide criticism, esp. anonymously or from a safe distance.