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Bicker

Bicker Meaning & Definition
Bicker Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bicker?

[n] petty quarrel
[v] argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bicker: bickering | brabble | fuss | niggle | pettifog | quibble | spat | squabble | squabble | tiff

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bicker: altercate | argue | argufy | around the bush | bandy words | battle | beat | beat about | beg the question | bicker over | boggle | brawl | broil | caterwaul | cavil | choplogic | clack | clatter | clitter | contend | contend about | contest | cross swords | cut and thrust | dance | differ | discept | dispute | dodge | equivocate | evade | evade the issue | fall out | fence | feud | fight | fight over | flap | flick | flicker | flip | flit | flite | flitter | flop | flutter | give and take | go pitapat | gutter | hassle | have it out | have words | hedge | join issue | lock horns | logomachize | moot | mystify | nitpick | obscure | palpitate | palter | parry | pettifog | pick nits | pitter-patter | play | plead | polemicize | polemize | prevaricate | pulse | pussyfoot | quarrel | quarrel over | quibble | quiver | row | scrap | set to | shatter | shift | shuffle | shy | sidestep | slat | spar | spat | split hairs | splutter | sputter | squabble | squabble over | take issue with | take sides | tergiversate | thrash out | throb | tiff | try conclusions | war | wave | waver | wrangle | wrangle over

See Also | argue | contend | debate | dustup | fence | quarrel | row | run-in | words | wrangle

Bicker In Webster's Dictionary

\Bick"er\, n. [See {Beaker}.] A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub. [Prov. Eng.]
\Bick"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bickered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bickering}.] [OE. bikeren, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. bicra to fight, bicker, bicre conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E. beak.] 1. To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight. [Obs.] Two eagles had a conflict, and bickered together. --Holland. 2. To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle. Petty things about which men cark and bicker. --Barrow. 3. To move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering noise; to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame. They [streamlets] bickered through the sunny shade. --Thomson.
\Bick"er\, n. 1. A skirmish; an encounter. [Obs.] 2. A fight with stones between two parties of boys. [Scot.] --Jamieson. 3. A wrangle; also, a noise,, as in angry contention.

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