bicker

(bĭk'ər)
intr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See synonyms at argue.
2. To flicker; quiver: "and bicker like a flame" (Robert Browning).

n.
A petty quarrel; a squabble.

[Middle English bikeren, to attack.]

bickerer bick'er·er n.

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verb

To engage in a quarrel: argue, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle. Informal hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict/cooperation.

noun

A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflict/cooperation.

v

Definition: nastily argue
Antonyms: agree, concede, discuss

IN BRIEF: Someone who argues over unimportant things.

I have never met such a bickerer!

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• Modes and Manners of Expression - bicker: argue incessantly over petty issues

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - mundhugges, skændes
n. - mundhuggeri, skænderi

Nederlands (Dutch)
kibbelen, kletteren, flikkeren, gekibbel

Français (French)
v. intr. - se chamailler, murmurer, trembloter, vaciller
n. - chamailleries

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich zanken
n. - Streit, Zank

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τσακώνομαι, καβγαδίζω για χαζομάρες, (για ρυάκι κ.λπ.) μουρμουρίζω, κελαρύζω

Italiano (Italian)
bisticciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - brigar (por motivos sem importância)

Русский (Russian)
ссориться, браниться, препираться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - reñir, disputar
n. - riña, disputa

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kivas, munhuggas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吵嘴, 争吵, 闪烁, 作潺潺声, 口角, 流水声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 吵嘴, 爭吵, 閃爍, 作潺潺聲
n. - 口角, 流水聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 언쟁하다, 빨리 흐르다, 어른거리다
n. - 언쟁, 졸졸 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 口論する, 言い争う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تشاجر, تخاصموا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התקוטט, רב‬
n. - ‮התקוטט, רב‬

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