Bickering

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Petulant contention; altercation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A skirmishing.
  • noun. Altercation; wrangling.
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  • noun. Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
  • verb. Present participle of bicker.
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  • noun. a quarrel about petty points
    • Word Usage
    "I have no interest in bickering over the strategic wisdom of Colbert's controversial congressional appearance, but I do have a bone to pick with his message."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dustup  quarrel  row  run-in  words  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Pickering  dickering  flickering  snickering  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Kilkenny cats  aflicker  aggressive  aggressiveness  altercation  
    verb-stem
    bicker  
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