Looking for the meaning of the word SNIPES in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of SNIPES with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Snipe
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Icelandic mýrisnípa; obscurely related to Dutch snip and German Schnepfe
snʌɪp
a wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight.
Short Definition:wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflaged plumage, long straight bill
Word: Snipe
Speech Type: Verb
snʌɪp
shoot at someone from a hiding place, especially accurately and at long range
Short Definition:shoot at someone from hiding place
Examples:- the soldiers in the trench sniped at us
make a sly or petty verbal attack
Short Definition:make sly or petty verbal attack
Examples:- he constantly sniped at his former colleague
(in an online auction) place a bid judged to be high enough to win an item just before the bidding is scheduled to close
Short Definition:(in online auction) place bid just before bidding is scheduled to close
Examples:- I regularly snipe 10 to 5 seconds before the end of eBay auctions
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 10
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 8
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 8
