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bicker

1

[ bik-er ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle:

    The two were always bickering.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,

  2. Literary. to rush or make a rushing sound, as water:

    We first heard and then saw the stream bickering down the valley.

  3. The sun bickered through the trees.



noun

  1. an angry, petty dispute or quarrel; altercation.

bicker

2

[ bik-er ]

noun

Scot.
  1. any wooden dish or bowl, especially a wooden porridge bowl.
  2. Obsolete. a wooden drinking cup.

bicker

/ ˈ²úɪ°ìÉ™ /

verb

  1. to argue over petty matters; squabble
  2. poetic.
    1. (esp of a stream) to run quickly
    2. to flicker; glitter
“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

noun

  1. a petty squabble
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú¾±³¦°ì±ð°ù±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ²ú¾±³¦°ì±ð°ù¾±²Ô²µ, nounadjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú¾±³¦°ì·±ð°ù·±ð°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²ú¾±³¦°ì·±ð°ù±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bicker1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English bikeren; origin unknown

Origin of bicker2

1300–50; Middle English biker beaker
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bicker1

C13: of unknown origin
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Thomas had admitted that he and Ms Thomas were "bickering" whilst out, but said that was "nothing unusual. We never had a screaming match".

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An Orange County jury deadlocked Monday on a charge of second-degree murder against a 74-year-old Superior Court judge who shot and killed his wife after hours of bickering and hard drinking.

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