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- Dictionarybicker/ˈbɪkə/
verb
- 1. argue about petty and trivial matters: "couples who bicker over who gets what from the divorce"
- 2. (of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter: literary "against the glass the rain did beat and bicker"
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to argue about things that are not important: Will you two stop bickering! They're always bickering with each other about/over their personal problems. Synonym. quibble disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. agent provocateur. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively. bone. conflict. flame. hammer.
The meaning of BICKER is petulant quarreling : altercation. How to use bicker in a sentence.
Bicker definition: to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle. See examples of BICKER used in a sentence.
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 ]
When you bicker, you argue in a petty way, like two kids squabbling in the backseat on a long car trip, or politicians taking cheap shots at each other but avoiding discussion of important issues.
1. To engage in a bad-tempered quarrel, often in a petty manner over something trivial; squabble. See Synonyms at argue. 2. a. To flicker or glitter: "bicker like a flame" (Robert Browning). b. To move or flow with a rippling or gurgling sound. n. An angry quarrel; a squabble. [Middle English bikeren, to attack.] bick′er·er n.
Definition of bicker verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Bicker definition: To engage in a bad-tempered quarrel, often in a petty manner over something trivial; squabble.
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bick•er1 (bik′ ər), v.i. to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering. to run rapidly; move quickly; rush; hurry: a stream bickering down the valley. to flicker; glitter: The sun bickered through the trees.