as in quarrelling
to express different opinions about something often angrily
if you two don't stop bickering about where to go to eat, we're not going out at all!
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Recent Examples of bickering
The pair grow up frequently bickering with each other but begin dating in high school—only to end their relationship on bad terms when Seok Ji-won abruptly leaves town with his family.
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The sellers are Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul (Ray Romano), bickering empty nesters saddled with financial woes and a dark secret.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Right out of the gate, the brothers are in a contentious mood, needling each other with elbows and bickering like little siblings.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Lehane urged some of the largest crypto investors and companies, many of whom were bickering on Twitter, to instead form a coalition devoted to changing the public narrative.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The sellers are Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul (Ray Romano), bickering empty nesters saddled with financial woes and a dark secret.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Right out of the gate, the brothers are in a contentious mood, needling each other with elbows and bickering like little siblings.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
Lehane urged some of the largest crypto investors and companies, many of whom were bickering on Twitter, to instead form a coalition devoted to changing the public narrative.
—Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bickering
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Will the two be allowed to wed, or will Ellen’s brothers, quarrelling over their father’s chair, bargain her off to other suitors to improve their chances?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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Who doesn’t have childhood memories of arguing about Boardwalk and Park Place until the popcorn bowl got knocked over during an evening of wholesome family entertainment?—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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In one video, a female student and the professor can be heard arguing over gender identity being taught in a children’s literature class.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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The approximate number of Americans who died fighting the Nazis in World War II.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Proctor also investigated the Walshe case and other criminal cases in Norfolk County and those defense attorneys are fighting to get information from Proctor’s phone backup archives that could exonerate their clients.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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One cameraman lamented not turning his lens towards the squabbling organizers.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Among the cast of preposterous characters, Sofie Grabol and Soren Malling are Margrethe and Werner, the squabbling couple who own the Airbnb.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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But the protests quickly spiraled out of control when some of the protesters surged towards the parliament building and began climbing up the gate, clashing with police.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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While Jones and Robinson are fine in the leads — Robinson particularly nails Charlie’s ever-evolving combination of sweet and prickly — they aren’t given the space to relax into their chemistry, let alone to show us who these characters are beyond two sets of clashing personality traits.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Sports could be dangerous even without brawling in UFC’s Octagon, an eight-sided cage.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Having a cyberarm might offset glitches in brawling attacks to encourage players to take more risk dice during a first fight.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The federal investigation into the shooting was ongoing at the time of the House floor wrangling, and official details about a person of interest and potential motive remains limited Wednesday night.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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But the salad days of spiders and mosquitoes may only last a short while, with adult dowitchers wrangling their months-old babies and guiding them to warmth via the Pacific Flyway, a north-south migration route stretching from Alaska to Patagonia in South America.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Bickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bickering. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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