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bickering

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bickering - a quarrel about petty points
pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff, bicker, fuss
dustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
Translations
bickering [ˈbɪkərɪŋ] N → riñas fpl, discusiones fpl
bickering [ˈbɪkərɪŋ] n
(political) → querelles fpl
[neighbours, family] → chamailleries fpl
bickering
n → Gezänk nt
bickering [ˈbɪkərɪŋ] n → bisticci mpl
bickering [ˈbɪkərɪŋ] n → bisticci mpl


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Bickering and high words would arise, during which my father was wont to declare that, though he no longer derived the smallest pleasure or relaxation from life, and had spent his last coin upon my education, I had not yet mastered the French language.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
I said then that it was not in order," voices were heard bickering with one another.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
He was a quiet individual, molesting no one and not given to bickering with his fellows.
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