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- [bik-er]
- /ˈbɪk ər/
- /ˈbɪk.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bik-er]
- /ˈbɪk ər/
Definitions of bickering word
- verb without object bickering to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering. 1
- verb without object bickering to run rapidly; move quickly; rush; hurry: a stream bickering down the valley. 1
- verb without object bickering to flicker; glitter: The sun bickered through the trees. 1
- noun bickering an angry, petty dispute or quarrel; contention. 1
- adjective bickering arguing 1
- noun bickering petty arguments 1
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Origin of bickering
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English bikeren < ?
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Parts of speech for Bickering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bickering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
bickering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bickering
noun bickering
- altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
- beef — Beef is the meat of a cow, bull, or ox.
- blow off — If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
adj bickering
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
adjective bickering
- quarreling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
- quarrelling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
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