bickering adjective uk us / ˈbɪk.ɚ.ɪŋ / often arguing about things that are not important: Spending three hours in a car with two bickering kids is no fun. Financial worries put more stress on a bickering couple.

The meaning of BICKERING is petty and petulant quarreling especially when prolonged or habitual; also, bickerings plural : instances of such quarreling.

[ bik -er-ing ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA adjective arguing petulantly or peevishly; wrangling or quarreling: To raise their daughter properly, the bickering pair must set aside their differences and work on their parenting skills.