bickeringn.

Etymology: Formed as bicker v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbickering.

1. Skirmishing, a skirmish.

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society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [noun] > manner of fighting > skirmishing

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skrimming1487

pickeering1644

sparring1686

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 540 Ther was ofte bituene hom gret bikering.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xlvi^v Atwene theym were had many Bykeringes and Skyrmysshes.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 197 Beckeryng, scrimysshe.

1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 407 The first bickering betweene the Souldiers of Cæsar & Pompey.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. ii. 59 Then was the Warr shiverd..into small frayes and bickerings.

a1763 J. Byrom Three Black Crows 19 Disputes of ev'ry size..from bick'ring, up to battle.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iv. 257 Smaller wars and bickerings still went on.

2. Wordy sparring, wrangling, altercation.

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society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > noisy or angry quarrel

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chidec1325

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brabblery1567

bickering1573

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frapling1600

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campling1660

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bassa-bassa1956

1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 5 Ful oft hath he bene at gud whot bickerings with sum others.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 141 If I longer stay, We shall begin our ancient bickerings .

1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. viii. 54 The Tears a poor Wife might shed in matrimonial Bickerings.

1821 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 349 The parchment bickerings of Doe and Roe.

1882 E. Gosse Life Gray iv. 81 The..bickering which went on in the combination-room.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

bickeringadj.

Etymology: Formed as bicker v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbickering.

1. That bickers; wrangling, contentious.

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society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > quarrelling > in loud or angry manner

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janglingc1374

altercand?a1400

wrangling1487

brawling1535

strutting1577

jarring1629

pickeering1651

fratching?1748

bickering1807

fratcheous1807

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad x. 356 With bickering strife inflame their furious bands.

1811 W. Scott Don Roderick xxxv. 36 From court intrigue, from bickering faction far.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present i. ii. 16 Such waste-bickering Saxondom.

2. That makes a bickering sound.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective]

volleyed1667

bickering1789

volleying1796

1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 156 (Jam.) The once bick'ring stream..low-growling, runs.

1821 J. Baillie Elder Tree xvii. 3 Rattle the windows with bickering hail.

3. Coruscating, flashing, quivering.

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the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > flashing

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brandishing1581

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fulgid1610

bickering1667

coruscating1705

outflaming1856

aglance1880

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1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 766 Smoak and bickering flame, and sparkles dire.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 195 Their bickering sabres.

1825 W. Scott Talisman xv, in Tales Crusaders IV. 340 Spread not the flax before a bickering torch.

1876 F. W. Farrar In Days of Youth xxxiv. 343 Who..played with the red fire and the bickering flames.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	bickering
释义	bickeringn. Etymology: Formed as bicker v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbickering. 1. Skirmishing, a skirmish. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > [noun] > manner of fighting > skirmishing bickering1297 skirmishingc1385 skrimming1487 pickeering1644 sparring1686 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 540 Ther was ofte bituene hom gret bikering. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xlvi^v Atwene theym were had many Bykeringes and Skyrmysshes. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 197 Beckeryng, scrimysshe. 1625 P. Heylyn Μικρόκοσμος (rev. ed.) 407 The first bickering betweene the Souldiers of Cæsar & Pompey. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. ii. 59 Then was the Warr shiverd..into small frayes and bickerings. a1763 J. Byrom Three Black Crows 19 Disputes of ev'ry size..from bick'ring, up to battle. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iv. 257 Smaller wars and bickerings still went on. 2. Wordy sparring, wrangling, altercation. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > noisy or angry quarrel flitingc1200 chidec1325 bicker1330 janglingc1330 chiding1340 wrangling1377 brawling1393 altercationc1405 words1410 brabblementa1563 wording1564 brabblery1567 bickering1573 jarring1574 bickerment1586 frapling1600 brangling1611 jangle1641 campling1660 frabble1685 collieshangie1737 flickering1776 wranglea1797 brabbling1858 bassa-bassa1956 1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 5 Ful oft hath he bene at gud whot bickerings with sum others. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 141 If I longer stay, We shall begin our ancient bickerings . View more context for this quotation 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. viii. 54 The Tears a poor Wife might shed in matrimonial Bickerings. 1821 S. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 349 The parchment bickerings of Doe and Roe. 1882 E. Gosse Life Gray iv. 81 The..bickering which went on in the combination-room. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2020). bickeringadj. Etymology: Formed as bicker v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbickering. 1. That bickers; wrangling, contentious. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > quarrelling > in loud or angry manner chidingc1175 janglingc1374 altercand?a1400 wrangling1487 brawling1535 strutting1577 jarring1629 pickeering1651 fratching?1748 bickering1807 fratcheous1807 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad x. 356 With bickering strife inflame their furious bands. 1811 W. Scott Don Roderick xxxv. 36 From court intrigue, from bickering faction far. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present i. ii. 16 Such waste-bickering Saxondom. 2. That makes a bickering sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] volleyed1667 bickering1789 volleying1796 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 156 (Jam.) The once bick'ring stream..low-growling, runs. 1821 J. Baillie Elder Tree xvii. 3 Rattle the windows with bickering hail. 3. Coruscating, flashing, quivering. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > flashing flaming?a1400 flashing1548 brandishing1581 lamping1590 lightening1592 flashy1609 fulgid1610 bickering1667 coruscating1705 outflaming1856 aglance1880 flashful1890 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 766 Smoak and bickering flame, and sparkles dire. View more context for this quotation 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 195 Their bickering sabres. 1825 W. Scott Talisman xv, in Tales Crusaders IV. 340 Spread not the flax before a bickering torch. 1876 F. W. Farrar In Days of Youth xxxiv. 343 Who..played with the red fire and the bickering flames. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1297adj.1667
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