bicker
verb (used without object)
to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle.
have bickered
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present perfectof bicker.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Peter Navarro, the president’s trade counsellor, have bickered acridly, as the former sought to persuade the president on the merits of tariff exemptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
That pandemic programs were slammed by fraud has long been known, but government agencies have bickered about the total amount.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Given the circumstances, ZTF and Trice could have bickered and quarreled and broken apart.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
Blacks and Jews have bickered over many issues in the past half century.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2021
Before the year was over, we should have bickered our love into ruins.
From A Daughter of the Vine by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
