Noun
after a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing Verb
She is always bickering with her mother.
They bickered about how to decorate the room.
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Noun
The buddy cops’ zesty chemistry goes out on a high as Detective Campbell and Lieutenant Cole bicker next to ambulance at the film’s end.—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 June 2026 As the two team up and prepare to hit the stage — with a cake now decorated with Lili's name — Gary and JoAnne bicker in the audience.—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Verb
But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026 While things have calmed over the years, the siblings still bicker and often disagree.—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bicker