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bicker

(bɪkəʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bickers, present participle bickering, past tense, past participle bickered
verb
When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets. [V + over/about]
The two women bickered constantly. [plural-noun VERB]
...as states bicker over territory. [V + over/about]
He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes. [VERB + with]
Synonyms: quarrel, fight, argue, row [informal] More Synonyms of bicker
bickering uncountable noun
The election will end months of political bickering.

bicker in British English

(ˈbɪkə)
verb (intransitive)
1. 
to argue over petty matters; squabble
2.  poetic
a. 
(esp of a stream) to run quickly
b. 
to flicker; glitter
noun
3. 
a petty squabble
Derived forms
bickerer (ˈbickerer)
noun
bickering (ˈbickering)
noun, adjective
Word origin
C13: of unknown origin

bicker in American English

(ˈbɪkər)
verb intransitive
1. 
to have a petty quarrel; squabble
2. 
to move with quick, rippling noises
a bickering brook
3. 
to flicker, twinkle, etc.
noun
4. 
a petty quarrel
5. 
a rippling or pattering sound
Derived forms
bickerer (ˈbickerer)
noun
Word origin
ME bikeren, ? akin to Fris bikkern, hack, gnaw

Examples of 'bicker' in a sentence
bicker

We bicker a lot and the years of me being on the road have taken their toll.
The Sun (2011)
They bicker a lot and then finally get married.
The Sun (2011)
They began to bicker about who liked animals more.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The three men are forced into the same house and bicker constantly.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They bicker and argue and undermine each other.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We are not at all alike, and bicker a lot.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Regulators are discredited, politicians are bickering and central banks are ineffective.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
To bicker about where, when or why is to diminish their memory.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Then they would bicker about who won the non-existent trophy.
Christianity Today (2000)
The couple had been bickering non-stop about their cashflow problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Instead of tackling the underlying problems, couples can bicker about small issues.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The brothers bicker a lot.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What do you bicker about?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My husband and I bicker a lot.
The Sun (2013)
A family idea could make money for all of you if you play to your strengths instead of bickering about who is in charge.
The Sun (2010)
My daughter and husband bicker constantly - should I take his side and risk spoiling my relationship with her?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's much easier to speak critically of each other's work because we have other emotional ties to keep us going when we bicker about song structure.
The Sun (2013)
A source said: 'They were constantly bickering towards the end so it comes as no surprise that they decided to call it a day.
The Sun (2007)

In other languages
bicker

British English: bicker VERB
When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets.
  • American English: bicker
  • Brazilian Portuguese: brigar
  • Chinese: 争论
  • European Spanish: pelear
  • French: se chamailler
  • German: sich zanken
  • Italian: bisticciare
  • Japanese: 口げんかする
  • Korean: 사소한 일로 다투다
  • European Portuguese: brigar
  • Latin American Spanish: pelear

Chinese translation of 'bicker'

bicker

(ˈbɪkəʳ)

vi

  1. (= squabble) 口角 (kǒujué)
    to bicker with sb 与(與)某人口角 (yǔ mǒurén kǒujué)
(verb) 
Definition
to argue over petty matters
The two children bickered constantly.
Synonyms
quarrel
My brother quarrelled with my father.
fight
The children were always arguing and fighting with each other.
argue
They were still arguing. I could hear them down the road.
row (informal)
They rowed all the time.
clash
A group of 400 demonstrators clashed with police.
dispute
Whole towns disputed with neighboring villages over boundaries.
scrap (informal)
They are always scrapping.
disagree
The two men disagreed about what to do next.
fall out (informal)
She fell out with her friend.
squabble
The siblings squabble like they did when they were children.
spar
The sparring couple have declared a truce in public.
wrangle
The two parties are still wrangling over the timing of the election.
cross swords
The last time they crossed swords was at the Olympics.
fight like cat and dog
go at it hammer and tongs
altercate
Opposites
agree
,
accord
,
get on
,
cooperate
,
concur
,
assent
,
acquiesce
,
harmonize

Additional synonyms

in the sense of argue
Definition
to quarrel
They were still arguing. I could hear them down the road.
Synonyms
quarrel,
fight,
row,
clash,
dispute,
disagree,
feud,
squabble,
spar,
wrangle,
bicker,
have an argument,
cross swords,
be at sixes and sevens,
fight like cat and dog,
go at it hammer and tongs,
bandy words,
altercate,
fall out (informal)
in the sense of clash
Definition
to come into conflict
A group of 400 demonstrators clashed with police.
Synonyms
conflict,
grapple,
wrangle,
lock horns,
cross swords,
war,
feud,
quarrel
in the sense of cross swords
The last time they crossed swords was at the Olympics.
Synonyms
fight,
argue,
dispute,
disagree,
spar,
wrangle,
be at loggerheads,
come to blows,
have a dispute,
engage in conflict

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bicker

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Synonyms of 'bicker'

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