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bicker
 
SYLLABICATION:bick·er
PRONUNCIATION:  bkr
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: bick·ered, bick·er·ing, bick·ers
1. To engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel; squabble. See synonyms at argue. 2. To flicker; quiver: “and bicker like a flame” (Robert Browning).
NOUN: A petty quarrel; a squabble.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English bikeren, to attack.
OTHER FORMS:bicker·er —NOUN
 
 
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