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bicker

[bik-er] / ˈbɪk ər /


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It’s been a wild ride for the pair, but despite their snowballing fame, they swear they’re like any other dad and daughter who bicker, joke around and simply enjoy each other’s company.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

These days, pastel and fluorescent birds groom, preen and bicker in enclosures behind the home.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Despite the stress of delivering the “Arirang” on time, the men never bicker or snipe at each other.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2026

But they can still take steps to reduce tension when older couples bicker about money.

From MarketWatch Mar. 5, 2026

All the ladies come to sell and bicker.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The Palace of Westminster sits in a state of dangerous decay, with chunks of masonry tumbling off its walls, as Parliament bickers over a renovation that could take decades and cost more than $20 billion.

From Seattle Times Mar. 27, 2022

Then there are the never-ending bar bickers over who was better — say, the late Henry Aaron or Willie Mays?

From Salon Feb. 6, 2021

Whatever irritations they have — like a long-married couple that bickers — they should work out.

From Washington Post Aug. 21, 2020

For decades, he bickers with his neighbor in the court of law and pushes his wife and farmhands to work nonstop.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2019

Grass cools the earth, but it also bickers with me over water.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

The Emiratis looked on as the Washington crowd bickered.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

That same month, Trump made an unusual visit to the construction site during which the two men, clad in hard hats, bickered over the price tag for the makeover.

From Barron's Jan. 12, 2026

Heavyweight Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva said Frazer Clarke is "fighting for his career", while Clarke questioned TKV's previous injury as they bickered at a tense news conference.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

My grandmother and her sister bickered over everything their whole lives, so I think their mother knew better than to leave it to them to decide things.

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

We bickered for days—rough days and smooth, under Camilla’s bed, and at our end of the yardstick.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

"There were clearly arguments, bickering, clearly issues about long hours at work."

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Once such disdain for a settlement becomes possible, the SEC’s ability to set a clear standard for future conduct is greatly compromised, and continuing bickering becomes likely after any settlement.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

The outcome had largely been expected to come down to which of the bickering billionaires the jury would believe.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

But despite Segel and Weaver’s best efforts, they can’t make this bickering duo deliciously awful, the characters proving more grating than hilariously combustible.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

Uriah and Tobias are still in the lunch line, waiting behind two dozen Candor who are too busy bickering to get their food.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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