as in arguing
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 two get to bickering about her terrible track record, with Dennis hilariously failing to realize that this accusation includes him among the questionable men.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
For those of us interested in governing and not bickering, this is a good thing.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
In some states, lawmakers are still bickering over how money should be spent.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
At the time of the invite, Congress was furiously bickering over a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, as Democrats refused to allocate funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
For those of us interested in governing and not bickering, this is a good thing.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
In some states, lawmakers are still bickering over how money should be spent.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
At the time of the invite, Congress was furiously bickering over a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, as Democrats refused to allocate funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bickering
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Russia warns of major Kyiv attacks The Kremlin urged foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv, warning of a major forthcoming attack, with analysts arguing that Russia is losing momentum in its war on Ukraine.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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The men were arguing about a conflict that their children were having, the mother told the TV station.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The lack of money has, at times, led to quarrelling between the services - most notably pitting the navy against the army and the Royal Air Force.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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William Jennings Bryan stepped onto the podium on July 8, 1896, at the Democratic National Convention inside Chicago Coliseum at 63rd Street and Stony Island Avenue, and demonstrated that reformers could profit from working within the system instead of fighting it.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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The big and heavy fights in the new trailer for gen ATLAS (shown below) really remind me of fighting various large enemies in Gigantic Drive.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Then there are the lesser houses, the lower fiefdoms squabbling over the crumbs that fall from the big kids’ table.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
14 May 2026
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The squabbling brothers of the north west.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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Trump officials are taking a hard-line approach against any use of race in admissions, clashing with colleges that invite students to discuss their race in application essays.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The firing follows Pelley allegedly clashing with Bilton during a tense staff meeting at 60 Minutes, per both The New York Times and The Guardian.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Despite the ferocious domestic rivalries, the Tartan Army is considered among the world’s friendliest football fans, known for singing and mingling instead of brawling (even if only while their national team is playing).—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2026
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This game is the ultimate in brawling adventure.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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This time, there was some horse wrangling.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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And between Microsoft and Nvidia’s wrangling efforts, lots of Windows developers are also on board with Arm.—
Sean Hollister,
The Verge,
1 June 2026
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