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bicker

/ˈbɪk.ə/

/ˈbɪk.ɚ/

bicker over

Translations

bickernoun

bickers

querelleConflit mineur, souvent répété.

Their constant bicker over trivial matters was exhausting to everyone around them.

Leur querelle permanente au sujet de broutilles épuisait tout le monde autour d’eux.

Additional translations

écuelleVieilli ; usage écossais.

clapotisLittéraire ; pour un bruit léger et rapide, notamment de l’eau.

Synonyms

bickerverb

bickered

Past Simple

bickered

Past Participle

bickering

Gerund

/ˈbɪk.ə/

/ˈbɪk.ɚ/

se chamaillerSe dit d’une dispute mesquine, souvent répétée.

The siblings would often bicker over who got to sit in the front seat of the car.

Les frères et sœurs se chamaillaient souvent pour savoir qui aurait le droit de s’asseoir à l’avant de la voiture.

Additional translations

clapoterLittéraire ; pour un bruit léger et rapide, notamment de l’eau ou des flammes.

escarmoucherVieilli ; emploi militaire pour une lutte brève ou légère.

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Definitions

bickernoun

A petty quarrel or argument.

Their constant bicker over trivial matters was exhausting to everyone around them.

A rapid, gentle pattering or flickering sound; a short rush or dash (dated or literary).

The bicker of the brook lulled her to sleep.

(Scotland, archaic) A wooden drinking bowl or dish.

He poured ale into a sturdy bicker and handed it across the table.

bickerverb

To engage in petty, peevish arguing, usually repeated and ongoing.

The siblings would often bicker over who got to sit in the front seat of the car.

To move or flow with a gentle, rapid pattering or flickering sound, as of water or flames (literary).

Sparks bickered in the fireplace as the wood settled.

(archaic) To fight or skirmish, especially briefly or lightly.

Border raiders would sometimes bicker with the town's militia before retreating.