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    bick·er
    [ˈbikər]
    verb
    bickering (present participle)
    1. argue about petty and trivial matters:
      "whenever the phone rings, they bicker over who must answer it" · "the constant bickering between Edgar and his mother"
    2. literary
      (of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter:
      "against the glass the rain did beat and bicker"
      • (of a flame or light) flash, gleam, or flicker:
        "the restless wheels whose flashing spokes bicker and burn"
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    Middle English: of unknown origin.
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    verb
    1. argue about petty and trivial matters:
      squabble
      argue
      quarrel
      wrangle
      fight
      fall out
      disagree
      dispute
      spar
      be at each other's throats
      lock horns
      scrap
      argufy
      spat
      row
      altercate
      chop logic
      have a disagreement
      bandy words
      have words
      have a tiff
      have a spat
      have a row
      have a barney
      Opposite:
      agree
    2. (of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter:
      pitter-patter
      tap
      drum
      clatter
      beat
      pound
      rattle
      throb
      pulsate
      rat-a-tat
      pit-a-pat
      clack
      click-clack
      thrum
      clacket
      go pit-a-pat
       
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      When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things. I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering. ...as states bicker over territory. The election will end months of political bickering.

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      Definition of bicker verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary bicker (about/over something) to argue about things that are not important synonym squabble The children are always bickering about something or other. They bicker over whose fault it was. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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      The brothers bicker a lot. 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. 3 meanings: 1. to argue over petty matters; squabble 2. poetic a. (esp of a stream) to run quickly b. to flicker; glitter 3. a.... Click for more definitions.

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      What does bickering mean in a sentence?
      "I saw you as I was coming away from Kendrick's last night," he began, with a bickering rasp in his voice. Einstein was the only thinker in a century gone mad from bickering. Bickering definition: arguing petulantly or peevishly; wrangling or quarreling. See examples of BICKERING used in a sentence.

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      Here's how to coach your kids to promote problem-solving and harmony instead of bickering. Calm yourself; Describe the problem with empathy, without blame or judgment. Set limits on meanness by restating family rules about kindness. …

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