bicker (redirected from bickerers)

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.

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[Middle English bikeren, to attack.]

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bicker·er n.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bicker - a quarrel about petty points pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff, bickering, fuss dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
Verb	1.	bicker - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" brabble, pettifog, squabble, quibble, niggle argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something

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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] VI → discutir, reñir

bicker [ˈbɪkə^r] 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 bickering → sie liegen sich dauernd in den Haaren

bicker [ˈbɪkəʳ] vi → bisticciare