potshotting
/ˈpɑtʃɑtɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of potshot; criticizing someone or something in a random or unfair way.
- The journalist was potshotting the government's decision.
- She is always potshotting her classmates' ideas.
- Stop potshotting and offer a real solution.
- Present participle of potshot; shooting at something randomly or without careful aim.
- He was potshotting at the target but couldn't hit it.
- They were potshotting at bottles in the yard.
- The hunters were potshotting at birds flying overhead.
Synonyms
noun
- The act of making random or unfair critical remarks.
- His constant potshotting annoyed everyone in the group.
- The debate turned into potshotting instead of a real discussion.
- Potshotting at the new policy won't solve the problem.
- The act of shooting at something randomly or without careful aim.
- He spent the afternoon potshotting at targets in the field.
- Potshotting at cans in the backyard is a fun way to practice.
- The soldiers' potshotting from the trench kept the enemy pinned down.