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bickered

/ˈbɪk.əd/

/ˈbɪk.ɚd/

bickerverb

bickered

Past Simple

bickered

Past Simple

bickered

Past Participle

bickering

Gerund

/ˈbɪk.ə/

/ˈbɪk.ɚ/

Translations

The siblings would often bicker over trivial matters.

Братья и сестры часто препирались по пустякам.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

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bickernoun

Definitions

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.