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bicker
1[ bik-er ]
/ ˈbɪk ər /
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verb (used without object)
noun
an angry, petty dispute or quarrel; contention.
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Origin of bicker
1First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English bikeren; origin unknown
OTHER WORDS FROM bicker
bick·er·er, nounun·bick·ered, adjectiveun·bick·er·ing, adjectiveWords nearby bicker
bichromate, bichromate process, bichrome, bicipital, bicipital rib, bicker, bickie, bick-iron, biclonality, bicoastal, Bicol
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bicker2
[ bik-er ]
/ ˈbɪk ər /
noun Scot.
any wooden dish or bowl, especially a wooden porridge bowl.
Obsolete. a wooden drinking cup.
Origin of bicker
21300–50; Middle English bikerbeaker
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British Dictionary definitions for bicker
bicker
/ (ˈbɪkə) /
verb (intr)
to argue over petty matters; squabble
poetic
- (esp of a stream) to run quickly
- to flicker; glitter
noun
a petty squabble
Derived forms of bicker
bickerer, nounbickering, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for bicker
C13: of unknown origin
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