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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In our old travel life, a closed highway might have triggered a stressful bicker-fest over a paper map.—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026 Yet the agency tasked with keeping Americans safe — one of the few responsibilities just about everyone agrees is appropriate for government — remains unfunded as Congress bickers over immigration politics.—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
Since then, showrunner Tim Minear and the rest of the writers have played up the actors' natural chemistry, playing into both the characters' bickering dynamic and their willingness to do anything, including risking their lives, for one another.—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 The video went viral, and the two eventually bickered about it on social media later Sunday night.—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bicker