1
: petulant quarreling : altercation
2
: a sound of or as if of bickering
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Examples of bicker in a Sentence
Noun
after a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing
Verb
She is always bickering with her mother.
They bickered about how to decorate the room.
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M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2024
Meanwhile, Esmeralda bickers with her daughter Jacqueline (Tenley Stitzer), who’s terrified of nuclear war and obsessed with rocker David Lee Roth.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Better to follow the West German example and achieve full NATO membership for independent Ukraine than to watch essential U.S. support dwindle as Congress bickers and Trump’s reelection odds increase.
—M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2024
Meanwhile, Esmeralda bickers with her daughter Jacqueline (Tenley Stitzer), who’s terrified of nuclear war and obsessed with rocker David Lee Roth.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
Milo and Roman are bickering over their shared room, and Justin is eager to celebrate his special day.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Bicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicker. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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