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bick·er
(bĭk′ər)intr.v. bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers
1. To engage in a bad-tempered quarrel, often in a petty manner over something trivial; squabble. See Synonyms at argue.
2.
a. To flicker or glitter: "bicker like a flame" (Robert Browning).
b. To move or flow with a rippling or gurgling sound.
n.
An angry quarrel; a squabble.
[Middle English bikeren, to attack.]
bick′er·er n.
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bicker
(ˈbɪkə)vb (intr)
1. to argue over petty matters; squabble
2. poetic
a. (esp of a stream) to run quickly
b. to flicker; glitter
[C13: of unknown origin]
ˈbickerer n
ˈbickering n, adj
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bick•er
(ˈbɪk ər)v.i.
1. to engage in peevish argument; wrangle.
2. to run or flow rapidly: a bickering stream.
3. to flicker; glitter.
n.4. a peevish quarrel.
[1250–1300; Middle English, of uncertain orig.]
bick′er•er, n.
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bicker
Past participle: bickered
Gerund: bickering
| Imperative |
|---|
| bicker |
| bicker |
| Present |
|---|
| I bicker |
| you bicker |
| he/she/it bickers |
| we bicker |
| you bicker |
| they bicker |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I bickered |
| you bickered |
| he/she/it bickered |
| we bickered |
| you bickered |
| they bickered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am bickering |
| you are bickering |
| he/she/it is bickering |
| we are bickering |
| you are bickering |
| they are bickering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have bickered |
| you have bickered |
| he/she/it has bickered |
| we have bickered |
| you have bickered |
| they have bickered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was bickering |
| you were bickering |
| he/she/it was bickering |
| we were bickering |
| you were bickering |
| they were bickering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had bickered |
| you had bickered |
| he/she/it had bickered |
| we had bickered |
| you had bickered |
| they had bickered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bicker |
| you will bicker |
| he/she/it will bicker |
| we will bicker |
| you will bicker |
| they will bicker |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have bickered |
| you will have bickered |
| he/she/it will have bickered |
| we will have bickered |
| you will have bickered |
| they will have bickered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be bickering |
| you will be bickering |
| he/she/it will be bickering |
| we will be bickering |
| you will be bickering |
| they will be bickering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been bickering |
| you have been bickering |
| he/she/it has been bickering |
| we have been bickering |
| you have been bickering |
| they have been bickering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been bickering |
| you will have been bickering |
| he/she/it will have been bickering |
| we will have been bickering |
| you will have been bickering |
| they will have been bickering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been bickering |
| you had been bickering |
| he/she/it had been bickering |
| we had been bickering |
| you had been bickering |
| they had been bickering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would bicker |
| you would bicker |
| he/she/it would bicker |
| we would bicker |
| you would bicker |
| they would bicker |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have bickered |
| you would have bickered |
| he/she/it would have bickered |
| we would have bickered |
| you would have bickered |
| they would have bickered |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  bicker - a quarrel about petty points |
| Verb | 1. | bicker - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" |
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bicker
verb quarrel, fight, argue, row (informal), clash, dispute, scrap (informal), disagree, fall out (informal), squabble, spar, wrangle, cross swords, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs, altercate The two women bickered constantly.
agree, accord, get on, cooperate, concur, assent, acquiesce, harmonize
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bicker
verbnounA 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.
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