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bicker
To bicker is to squabble or fight, especially about something minor in importance.
(verb)Having a fight about who is taller is an example of a time when you bicker.
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See bicker in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb
- to have a petty quarrel; squabble
- to move with quick, rippling noises: a bickering brook
- to flicker, twinkle, etc.
Origin: ME bikeren, ? akin to Fris bikkern, hack, gnaw
noun
- a petty quarrel
- a rippling or pattering sound
Related Forms:
- bickerer noun
See bicker in American Heritage Dictionary 4
intransitive verb bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers
- To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See Synonyms at argue.
- To flicker; quiver: “and bicker like a flame” (Robert Browning).
A petty quarrel; a squabble.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bikeren, to attack
.Related Forms:
- bickˈer·er noun
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