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bicker

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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.

bicker [ˈbɪkə]
vb (intr)
1. to argue over petty matters; squabble
2. Poetic
a.  (esp of a stream) to run quickly
b.  to flicker; glitter
n
a petty squabble
[of unknown origin]
bickerer  n
bickering  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bicker - a quarrel about petty points
dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
Verb1.bicker - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something

bicker
verb quarrel, fight, argue, row (informal), clash, dispute, scrap (informal), disagree, fall out (informal), squabble, spar, wrangle, cross swords, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs, altercate The two women bickered constantly.
agree, accord, get on, cooperate, concur, assent, acquiesce, harmonize
Translations
bicker [ˈbɪkəʳ] VIdiscutir, reñir
bicker [ˈbɪkər] vi (= squabble) → se chamailler
to bicker with sb about sth, to bicker with sb over sth → se chamailler avec qn à propos de qch
bicker
vi (= quarrel)sich zanken, aneinandergeraten; they are always bickeringsie liegen sich dauernd in den Haaren
bicker [ˈbɪkəʳ] vibisticciare


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