nnoun.communicationa quarrel about petty pointsSynset:bickering fuss pettifoggery spat squabble tiff
Derivationally Related Form:fussypettifogsquabblebickerspat
Hypernyms:dustup quarrel row run-in words wrangle
Inherited Hypernyms:bickerquarreldisputedisagreementspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationargue over petty thingsSynset:brabble niggle pettifog quibble squabble
Examples:- Let's not quibble over pennies
Derivationally Related Form:pettifoggerbickerquibblersquabblenigglerpettifoggery
Hypernyms:argue contend debate fence
Inherited Hypernyms:quibbleargueconversetalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: bicker, quibble) | Sam wants to --- with Sue (apply to: bicker, quibble)