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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 unimportant matters: They were bickering over what to order and where to sit.
1. : to engage in a petulant or petty quarrel. bickering over money. 2. a. : to move with a rapidly repeated noise. a bickering stream. b. : quiver, flicker. bickerer. ˈbi-kə-rər. noun. Synonyms. Noun. altercation. argle-bargle [chiefly British] argument. argy-bargy [chiefly British]
Definition of bicker verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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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BICKER meaning: to argue in a way that is annoying about things that are not important.
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.
Bicker definition: to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle. See examples of BICKER used in a sentence.
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.
