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snipe

/snaɪp/verb

उच्चारण स्नाइप

ताने मारना, कटाक्ष करना, छींटाकशी करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ (at sb/sth)

    to criticize somebody in an unpleasant way

    ताने मारना, कटाक्ष करना, छींटाकशी करना

    • The two leaders kept sniping at each other on television.
    • She is always sniping about her colleagues.

    Synonyms criticize taunt jibe

  2. 2

    [I] ~ (at sb/sth)

    to shoot at somebody from a hidden position

    छिपकर गोली चलाना

    • Gunmen sniped at the soldiers from the rooftops.
nounsnipe or snipes
  1. 1

    [C]

    a bird with a long straight beak that lives in wet areas

    चाहा (लंबी चोंच वाली दलदली चिड़िया)

    • A snipe flew up from the marsh.
  2. 2

    [C]

    an unkind critical remark

    ताना, कटाक्ष

    • The article included a snipe at the government.

    Synonyms jibe dig

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sniper nounsniping noun