bickering
Example Sentences
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And she thinks their bickering can actually be a help.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Opening on an already wild scene where the family members are bickering at the hospital deathbed of Linda’s mother, the events of “Big Mistakes” escalate quickly and considerably.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
This constant bickering only leads to an inescapable level of discourse that serves the false perception of Fennell as the raging provocateur she is not.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
“That’s what I mean. None of that bickering and hitting. One minute you’re play-fighting. The next minute you’re cats in the alley. You can’t have any of that on the bus.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
