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US
/ˈbɪkɝ/
]
[ UK /bˈɪkɐ/ ]
[ UK /bˈɪkɐ/ ]
VERB
-
argue over petty things
Let's not quibble over pennies
NOUN
- a quarrel about petty points
How To Use bicker In A Sentence
- Then they would bicker about who won the non-existent trophy. Christianity Today
- My daughter and husband bicker constantly - should I take his side and risk spoiling my relationship with her? Times, Sunday Times
- It is now a useless exercise to bicker over who is at fault, but the immediate task is to help rebuild damaged infrastructure and help affected residents recover from the floods.
- They bicker and quarrel, yet clearly love each other.
- I woke up to hear my parents gently bickering with one another, and my mother's frantic hoovering.
- They began to bicker about who liked animals more. Times, Sunday Times
- Since we wanted to photograph the first production Bicker, Steve invited us to attend the annual Bicker fly-in which was being held at Santa Paula this past July.
- It's much easier to speak critically of each other's work because we have other emotional ties to keep us going when we bicker about song structure. The Sun
- They accuse and defend, bicker and quarrel, and cannot seem to talk about their real feelings or listen to each other.
- Computers crash, characters bicker, and the general tone of the series is somewhat grim, with occasional bursts of humor.