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[ bik-er ] / ˈbɪk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bicker ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object)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. nounan angry, petty dispute or quarrel; contention. Origin of bicker1First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English bikeren; origin unknown SYNONYMS FOR bicker1 disagree, squabble, argue, quarrel, haggle, dispute, spar, spat. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bicker ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM bickerbick·er·er, nounun·bick·ered, adjectiveun·bick·er·ing, adjectiveWords nearby bickerbichromate, bichromate process, bichrome, bicipital, bicipital rib, bicker, bickie, bick-iron, biclonality, bicoastal, Bicol Definition for bicker (2 of 2)[ bik-er ] / ˈbɪk ər /
noun Scot.any wooden dish or bowl, especially a wooden porridge bowl. Obsolete. a wooden drinking cup. Origin of bicker21300–50; Middle English bikerbeaker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bickerAll we think old people do is bicker about how different you are. Jamie Foxx: Get Over the Black ‘Annie’|Stereo Williams|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST They bicker and backstab and yell—and there is quite a bit of yelling. Why ‘It’s Always Sunny’ Is Funny: An Examination of Scenes, Stripped of Context|Caitlin Dickson|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST And it must get us to root for survivors who often bicker or self-sabotage when we just want them to move forward. ‘The Walking Dead’: Season 4 Premiere Reminds Us Why We Love This Show|Melissa Leon|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST The purpose of a campaign, after all, is to bicker about economic conditions and government actions. Who's the Candidate of Small Business?|Megan McArdle|October 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A pair of student leaders sit inches away from each other and bicker about the region Telangana becoming a separate state. 10 Live TV Brawls (VIDEO)|Christy Khoshaba|July 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST Devil take the cause of the bicker: enough that they were at sulks. A Christmas Garland|Max Beerbohm Bicker and Meacock exchanged humorous history by the engine bunkers, in holiday mood. The Bonadventure|Edmund Blunden Among the passions of this literary "bicker," which Scott allowed to amuse him, was Davie Deans conceived. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Vol. 1., Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott There was no genuine fighting; it was like a bicker of schoolboys, only some fool had given the children guns. In the South Seas|Robert Louis Stevenson Bicker, the editor, instead of reviewing his admired literature in his journal, lengthened breakfast by doing so there viva voce. The Bonadventure|Edmund Blunden
British Dictionary definitions for bicker
verb (intr)to argue over petty matters; squabble poetic - (esp of a stream) to run quickly
- to flicker; glitter
Derived forms of bickerbickerer, nounbickering, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for bickerC13: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bickersquabble, disagree, wrangle, quibble, spar, quarrel, cavil, tiff, scrap, dig, scrape, fight, caterwaul, hassle, brawl, row, spat, dispute, altercate, fall out |