bicker

¹bick·er

noun \ˈbi-kər\

Definition of BICKER

1

: petulant quarreling : altercation

2

: a sound of or as if of bickering

Examples of BICKER

1. <after a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing>

Origin of BICKER

Middle English biker

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BICKER

Synonyms: altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argy-bargy [chiefly British], battle royal, argument, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, fight, hassle, imbroglio, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

Related Words: clash, run-in, skirmish, tangle, tussle; logomachy; feud, vendetta; attack, contention, dissension (also dissention); debate, difference, disputation; fuss, objection, protest, protestation; affray [chiefly British], fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée); catfight

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Rhymes with BICKER

clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, picker, pricker, sicker, slicker, snicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, whicker, wicker