bicker

verb

🔊/ˈbɪkə(r)/

🔊/ˈbɪkər/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bicker	🔊/ˈbɪkə(r)/ 🔊/ˈbɪkər/
he / she / it bickers	🔊/ˈbɪkəz/ 🔊/ˈbɪkərz/
past simple bickered	🔊/ˈbɪkəd/ 🔊/ˈbɪkərd/
past participle bickered	🔊/ˈbɪkəd/ 🔊/ˈbɪkərd/
-ing form bickering	🔊/ˈbɪkərɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈbɪkərɪŋ/

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bicker (about/over something) to argue about things that are not important （为小事）斗嘴，争吵synonym squabble
- The children are always bickering about something or other.孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。🔊🔊
- They bicker over whose fault it was.他们为那是谁的错而争论不休。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.