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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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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.
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.
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]
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.
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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bicker meaning, definition, what is bicker: to argue, especially about something ver...: Learn more.
BICKERING definition: 1. arguments about things that are not important: 2. often arguing about things that are not…. Learn more.
