bickering n : a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss]

English

Noun

1. Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behavour, although often applied to adults.

   • 1820, in Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough, By William Coxe, Ch.40 heading.

   • Meeting of Parliament. — Choice of a whig Speaker. — Speech from the throne. — Parliamentary proceedings, and party bickerings.

Verb

bickering

1. present participle of bicker

Translations

• Dutch: gekrakeel

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