to bicker
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4.1
- verb
- /ˈbɪkər/
:
discutir
- The children began to bicker over whose turn it was to play with the toy.
I think we bicker more about stupid things.
- I think we bicker more about stupid things.
- Why do you think so many writers bicker about plot versus character?
- The longer the take they take and the more they bicker, the worse things get in the country.
- So I mean, within communities, the little cluster of people that argue and bicker, but what are they arguing about?
- We would sit here and we would, we'd bicker about where we were going to go and we'd go.
- You just got a leap, Especially if you know it's better than just sitting there and bickering and fighting and right and waiting for people to make it happen for you.
- And, you know, we're normal people with kids who, you know, bicker and argue and have the same kind of issues everyone else does.
- Like a big loud argue, but we do like bicker, like we do annoy each other sometimes like you recently.
Examples
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And what were all you ladies bickering about?
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They rarely get along, they kind of bicker about everything.
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And, you know, we're normal people with kids who, you know, bicker and argue and have the same kind of issues everyone else does.
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Guys, let"s not bicker and fight over who killed who, okay?
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If that is the case, why do you even bicker with these comments back and forth?
Blog text (8) -
I want to scream all the time, but I just bicker at home instead.
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If you two wanna bicker, I have just the assignment for you.
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Why do you think so many writers bicker about plot versus character?
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Things had to be running pretty tense for both of them to be bickering like this.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now, just days before the deadline, they're still bickering amongst themselves.
Synonyms
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1.1
To speak angrily with someone because you disagree
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8.4
To complain in an angry way about something
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2.6
To argue angrily with someone about small things
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7.0
To argue about small unimportant details to avoid the main point
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4.9
To have a short, unimportant argument with someone
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4.4
To argue loudly about small unimportant things
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6.3
To argue strongly with each other
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6.8
To argue loudly for a long time
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4.1
To have a small fight about something unimportant
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2.8
Argue with someone and feel angry or upset afterward
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9.9
To argue loudly with someone and continue for a long time
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8.2
To argue about very small, unimportant details
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9.9
To argue in a stubborn way about small unimportant details
To argue loudly about small unimportant things
To disagree angrily about small, unimportant things
Argue about small, unimportant details and waste time
Argue a little about something, like where to eat
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bicker feels like two people 'picking' at each other with small complaints. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine tiny pecks or quick words, which is why to bicker is to argue about little, unimportant things.