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bickering

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Learn the meaning of bickering with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

bickering

(verb, noun)

Meaning

arguing about petty matters

Example

"The siblings were bickering over who would use the computer first."

Synonyms

quarrelingwranglingsquabbling

Antonyms

agreementharmony

More about this word

Word origin
From the Middle English 'bicker', meaning to fight or quarrel.
Related word forms
  • verb: bickered
  • noun: bicker