Definition of bicker in English:

bicker

verb ˈbɪkəˈbɪkər

[no object]

1Argue about petty and trivial matters.
couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce
Example sentencesExamples
- But regardless of endless Government and opposition bickering on the matter - or maybe because of it - there is still a huge amount of public apathy on this referendum.
- Additionally, the two sides routinely bicker over the disputed islands, a supposedly oil-rich area.
- Individual directors may disagree, bicker, dispute, squabble, fight or even disobey the chairman.
- He rolled his eyes and turned on the radio effectively stopping any more bickering between us.
- I've counseled both of them separately, but it hasn't seemed to have done much good, as the two of them continue to bicker over things that would normally be shrugged off.
- He said: ‘There was bickering between the two companies.’
- ‘People expect us to do what we can to work together, at least most of the time,’ he added, indicating a bid to stop bickering between rival political factions on the authority.
- The eccentric singer says he has a wonderful relationship with his lover of 11 years, but they love bickering and even argue over who gets to sit where.
- This year there isn't going to be any more squabbling, no more bickering, no more fighting..
- It was sad that the Council had to bicker over who should pay for the work.
- Think of those you love and don't spend what may be your last days bickering about petty things.
- We never got along with one another and were frequently bickering and arguing.
- ‘Enough of the petty bickering you two,’ the blonde woman said playfully.
- Two older men bicker over the rules of their game, in which they pit pet crickets against one another in battle.
- Jerry was left staring at his parents, who continued to bicker and argue.
- They fight and bicker over nothing, over petty cultural differences.
- Brothers are meant to bicker, no matter how old they are.
- In what looks like an average onstage dissection of a relationship, a boyfriend and girlfriend who live together bicker and spar over trivialities.
- It is now a useless exercise to bicker over who is at fault, but the immediate task is to help rebuild damaged infrastructure and help affected residents recover from the floods.
- Put off by bickering between his father and uncle over the family business, Alan went his own way.
Synonyms
squabble, argue
quarrel, wrangle, fight, fall out, have a disagreement, disagree, dispute, spar, bandy words, have words, be at each other's throats, lock horns
informal scrap, argufy, have a tiff, have a spat, spat
British informal row, have a row, have a barney
archaic altercate, chop logic
2literary (of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter.
against the glass the rain did beat and bicker
Example sentencesExamples
- I remember lying on the coping of a stone bridge over the water of Teviot, admiring the green-brown tint of the swift stream bickering over the stones.
- Now the sun lay softly upon it, and a stream bickered through a glade, and now the path lay through thickets, which hid the further woodland from view.
- The sound of rain bickering outside his window was driving him crazy.
- A path led in the foot of it, the water bickered and sang in the midst.
- The sound of water bickering down the winding way of a stream gave life and coolness to the warm silence.
Synonyms
pitter-patter, tap, drum, clatter, beat, pound, rattle, throb, pulsate, rat-a-tat, go pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, clack, click-clack, thrum
1. 2.1 (of a flame or light) flash, gleam, or flicker.
  the restless wheels whose flashing spokes bicker and burn
  Example sentencesExamples
  At last the end came; the light bickered for a moment, flared up for the last time, and then went out.
  How the flame bickers, and quivers, and flickers, darting its eager tongues about!
  And a wood-fire bickered on the iron-work fire-back, under whose oak over-mantel Sir Philip sat with us ten minutes, then took himself away into his own sequestered nook of the house.
  In one or two instances there has appeared, when the light was totally excluded, a faint lambent flame bickering over them.

Derivatives

bickerer

noun

If you wait for all the bickerers, backbiters, and foot draggers to come to accord, you'll never get anything done.
Example sentencesExamples
- The aging couple are a pair of grouchy bickerers.
- There's something about family get-togethers that can turn even the most confident senior executives into quiet underachievers, and seemingly ‘rational’ individuals into petty bickerers.
- From the very beginning, the anchorman ripped into the famous bickerers and was unrelenting throughout.
- This towering lack of interest is quite unusual in the region, because we love to have something to bicker about and what could give us a better cause for bickering than the professional bickerers themselves.

Origin

Middle English: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, picker, pricker, shicker, slicker, snicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, whicker, Wicca, wicker

Definition of bicker in US English:

bicker

verbˈbɪkərˈbikər

[no object]

1Argue about petty and trivial matters.
whenever the phone rings, they bicker over who must answer it
the constant bickering between Edgar and his mother
Example sentencesExamples
- It is now a useless exercise to bicker over who is at fault, but the immediate task is to help rebuild damaged infrastructure and help affected residents recover from the floods.
- ‘People expect us to do what we can to work together, at least most of the time,’ he added, indicating a bid to stop bickering between rival political factions on the authority.
- It was sad that the Council had to bicker over who should pay for the work.
- This year there isn't going to be any more squabbling, no more bickering, no more fighting..
- Two older men bicker over the rules of their game, in which they pit pet crickets against one another in battle.
- I've counseled both of them separately, but it hasn't seemed to have done much good, as the two of them continue to bicker over things that would normally be shrugged off.
- Jerry was left staring at his parents, who continued to bicker and argue.
- They fight and bicker over nothing, over petty cultural differences.
- ‘Enough of the petty bickering you two,’ the blonde woman said playfully.
- Additionally, the two sides routinely bicker over the disputed islands, a supposedly oil-rich area.
- Think of those you love and don't spend what may be your last days bickering about petty things.
- Individual directors may disagree, bicker, dispute, squabble, fight or even disobey the chairman.
- He rolled his eyes and turned on the radio effectively stopping any more bickering between us.
- But regardless of endless Government and opposition bickering on the matter - or maybe because of it - there is still a huge amount of public apathy on this referendum.
- In what looks like an average onstage dissection of a relationship, a boyfriend and girlfriend who live together bicker and spar over trivialities.
- The eccentric singer says he has a wonderful relationship with his lover of 11 years, but they love bickering and even argue over who gets to sit where.
- He said: ‘There was bickering between the two companies.’
- Put off by bickering between his father and uncle over the family business, Alan went his own way.
- Brothers are meant to bicker, no matter how old they are.
- We never got along with one another and were frequently bickering and arguing.
Synonyms
squabble, argue
2literary (of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter.
against the glass the rain did beat and bicker
Example sentencesExamples
- The sound of water bickering down the winding way of a stream gave life and coolness to the warm silence.
- A path led in the foot of it, the water bickered and sang in the midst.
- I remember lying on the coping of a stone bridge over the water of Teviot, admiring the green-brown tint of the swift stream bickering over the stones.
- The sound of rain bickering outside his window was driving him crazy.
- Now the sun lay softly upon it, and a stream bickered through a glade, and now the path lay through thickets, which hid the further woodland from view.
Synonyms
pitter-patter, tap, drum, clatter, beat, pound, rattle, throb, pulsate, rat-a-tat, go pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, clack, click-clack, thrum
1. 2.1 (of a flame or light) flash, gleam, or flicker.
  the restless wheels whose flashing spokes bicker and burn
  Example sentencesExamples
  At last the end came; the light bickered for a moment, flared up for the last time, and then went out.
  And a wood-fire bickered on the iron-work fire-back, under whose oak over-mantel Sir Philip sat with us ten minutes, then took himself away into his own sequestered nook of the house.
  In one or two instances there has appeared, when the light was totally excluded, a faint lambent flame bickering over them.
  How the flame bickers, and quivers, and flickers, darting its eager tongues about!

Origin

Middle English: of unknown origin.

单词	bicker
释义	Definition of bicker in English: bicker verb ˈbɪkəˈbɪkər [no object] 1Argue about petty and trivial matters. couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce Example sentencesExamples But regardless of endless Government and opposition bickering on the matter - or maybe because of it - there is still a huge amount of public apathy on this referendum. Additionally, the two sides routinely bicker over the disputed islands, a supposedly oil-rich area. Individual directors may disagree, bicker, dispute, squabble, fight or even disobey the chairman. He rolled his eyes and turned on the radio effectively stopping any more bickering between us. I've counseled both of them separately, but it hasn't seemed to have done much good, as the two of them continue to bicker over things that would normally be shrugged off. He said: ‘There was bickering between the two companies.’ ‘People expect us to do what we can to work together, at least most of the time,’ he added, indicating a bid to stop bickering between rival political factions on the authority. The eccentric singer says he has a wonderful relationship with his lover of 11 years, but they love bickering and even argue over who gets to sit where. This year there isn't going to be any more squabbling, no more bickering, no more fighting.. It was sad that the Council had to bicker over who should pay for the work. Think of those you love and don't spend what may be your last days bickering about petty things. We never got along with one another and were frequently bickering and arguing. ‘Enough of the petty bickering you two,’ the blonde woman said playfully. Two older men bicker over the rules of their game, in which they pit pet crickets against one another in battle. Jerry was left staring at his parents, who continued to bicker and argue. They fight and bicker over nothing, over petty cultural differences. Brothers are meant to bicker, no matter how old they are. In what looks like an average onstage dissection of a relationship, a boyfriend and girlfriend who live together bicker and spar over trivialities. It is now a useless exercise to bicker over who is at fault, but the immediate task is to help rebuild damaged infrastructure and help affected residents recover from the floods. Put off by bickering between his father and uncle over the family business, Alan went his own way. Synonyms squabble, argue quarrel, wrangle, fight, fall out, have a disagreement, disagree, dispute, spar, bandy words, have words, be at each other's throats, lock horns informal scrap, argufy, have a tiff, have a spat, spat British informal row, have a row, have a barney archaic altercate, chop logic 2literary (of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter. against the glass the rain did beat and bicker Example sentencesExamples I remember lying on the coping of a stone bridge over the water of Teviot, admiring the green-brown tint of the swift stream bickering over the stones. Now the sun lay softly upon it, and a stream bickered through a glade, and now the path lay through thickets, which hid the further woodland from view. The sound of rain bickering outside his window was driving him crazy. A path led in the foot of it, the water bickered and sang in the midst. The sound of water bickering down the winding way of a stream gave life and coolness to the warm silence. Synonyms pitter-patter, tap, drum, clatter, beat, pound, rattle, throb, pulsate, rat-a-tat, go pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, clack, click-clack, thrum 2.1 (of a flame or light) flash, gleam, or flicker. the restless wheels whose flashing spokes bicker and burn Example sentencesExamples At last the end came; the light bickered for a moment, flared up for the last time, and then went out. How the flame bickers, and quivers, and flickers, darting its eager tongues about! And a wood-fire bickered on the iron-work fire-back, under whose oak over-mantel Sir Philip sat with us ten minutes, then took himself away into his own sequestered nook of the house. In one or two instances there has appeared, when the light was totally excluded, a faint lambent flame bickering over them. Derivatives bickerer noun If you wait for all the bickerers, backbiters, and foot draggers to come to accord, you'll never get anything done. Example sentencesExamples The aging couple are a pair of grouchy bickerers. There's something about family get-togethers that can turn even the most confident senior executives into quiet underachievers, and seemingly ‘rational’ individuals into petty bickerers. From the very beginning, the anchorman ripped into the famous bickerers and was unrelenting throughout. This towering lack of interest is quite unusual in the region, because we love to have something to bicker about and what could give us a better cause for bickering than the professional bickerers themselves. Origin Middle English: of unknown origin. Rhymes clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, picker, pricker, shicker, slicker, snicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, whicker, Wicca, wicker Definition of bicker in US English: bicker verbˈbɪkərˈbikər [no object] 1Argue about petty and trivial matters. whenever the phone rings, they bicker over who must answer it the constant bickering between Edgar and his mother Example sentencesExamples It is now a useless exercise to bicker over who is at fault, but the immediate task is to help rebuild damaged infrastructure and help affected residents recover from the floods. ‘People expect us to do what we can to work together, at least most of the time,’ he added, indicating a bid to stop bickering between rival political factions on the authority. It was sad that the Council had to bicker over who should pay for the work. This year there isn't going to be any more squabbling, no more bickering, no more fighting.. Two older men bicker over the rules of their game, in which they pit pet crickets against one another in battle. I've counseled both of them separately, but it hasn't seemed to have done much good, as the two of them continue to bicker over things that would normally be shrugged off. Jerry was left staring at his parents, who continued to bicker and argue. They fight and bicker over nothing, over petty cultural differences. ‘Enough of the petty bickering you two,’ the blonde woman said playfully. Additionally, the two sides routinely bicker over the disputed islands, a supposedly oil-rich area. Think of those you love and don't spend what may be your last days bickering about petty things. Individual directors may disagree, bicker, dispute, squabble, fight or even disobey the chairman. He rolled his eyes and turned on the radio effectively stopping any more bickering between us. But regardless of endless Government and opposition bickering on the matter - or maybe because of it - there is still a huge amount of public apathy on this referendum. In what looks like an average onstage dissection of a relationship, a boyfriend and girlfriend who live together bicker and spar over trivialities. The eccentric singer says he has a wonderful relationship with his lover of 11 years, but they love bickering and even argue over who gets to sit where. He said: ‘There was bickering between the two companies.’ Put off by bickering between his father and uncle over the family business, Alan went his own way. Brothers are meant to bicker, no matter how old they are. We never got along with one another and were frequently bickering and arguing. Synonyms squabble, argue 2literary (of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter. against the glass the rain did beat and bicker Example sentencesExamples The sound of water bickering down the winding way of a stream gave life and coolness to the warm silence. A path led in the foot of it, the water bickered and sang in the midst. I remember lying on the coping of a stone bridge over the water of Teviot, admiring the green-brown tint of the swift stream bickering over the stones. The sound of rain bickering outside his window was driving him crazy. Now the sun lay softly upon it, and a stream bickered through a glade, and now the path lay through thickets, which hid the further woodland from view. Synonyms pitter-patter, tap, drum, clatter, beat, pound, rattle, throb, pulsate, rat-a-tat, go pit-a-pat, pit-a-pat, clack, click-clack, thrum 2.1 (of a flame or light) flash, gleam, or flicker. the restless wheels whose flashing spokes bicker and burn Example sentencesExamples At last the end came; the light bickered for a moment, flared up for the last time, and then went out. And a wood-fire bickered on the iron-work fire-back, under whose oak over-mantel Sir Philip sat with us ten minutes, then took himself away into his own sequestered nook of the house. In one or two instances there has appeared, when the light was totally excluded, a faint lambent flame bickering over them. How the flame bickers, and quivers, and flickers, darting its eager tongues about! Origin Middle English: of unknown origin.
随便看	give money give money to give money towards give mouth give mouth give much thought to give much thought to something given given give name to give narcotics to giveness give new energy to give (new) life to give new strength to given name given names givenness givennesses give no credence to give nothing away give notice give notice of give notice to givens