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bicker
1[bik-er]
verb (used without object)
to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle.
The two were always bickering.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,Literary.to rush or make a rushing sound, as water.
We first heard and then saw the stream bickering down the valley.
The sun bickered through the trees.
noun
an angry, petty dispute or quarrel; altercation.
bicker
2[bik-er]
noun
any wooden dish or bowl, especially a wooden porridge bowl.
Obsolete.a wooden drinking cup.
bicker
/ ˈɪə /
verb
to argue over petty matters; squabble
poetic
(esp of a stream) to run quickly
to flicker; glitter
noun
a petty squabble
Other 51Թ Forms
- bickerer noun
- unbickered adjective
- ˈ noun
- ˈԲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bicker1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bicker1
Example Sentences
Everyone taking part has a story to tell, and they are always incredibly relatable - from bickering teenage sweethearts Fin and Sioned, to mother and son Caroline and Tom.
During the trip, the two began "bickering" about them and she told Mr Combs she was "done with this", she said.
They casually bicker and lightly razz one another.
Berlin's allies have been impatient to see an effective administration, after the bickering that characterised the last, collapsed coalition government.
Hornby’s novel is not unlike a Jane Austen novel, filled with wit, playful bickering, tragedy and romance.
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