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Bickerer

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bick·er  (bkr)
intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers
1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue.
2. To flicker; quiver: "and bicker like a flame" (Robert Browning).
n.
A petty quarrel; a squabble.

[Middle English bikeren, to attack.]

bicker·er n.


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