bicker
verb (used without object)
to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle.
were bickering
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past progressiveof bicker.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Thomas had admitted that he and Ms Thomas were "bickering" whilst out, but said that was "nothing unusual. We never had a screaming match".
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
The owner of Florence, Ky.-based Smokin This and That BBQ had noticed patrons were bickering over the beverage — a longtime customer favorite.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2023
A traditional analysis was that the Beatles had stopped putting on showbiz airs by then because they were bickering over money and management, and were headed toward a breakup.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
In 1846, as the United States and Mexico were bickering over the messy issue of where Texas’s southern border lay, Polk purposely raised anxieties and ruffled feathers through his envoy in Mexico.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
They were bickering about something, which made it easier to pretend that everything was normal.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
