bickered
past simple and past participle ofbicker
bicker
verb[I]
disapprovinguk/ˈbɪk.ər/us/ˈbɪk.ɚ/toargueabout things that are notimportant:
Will you twostopbickering!
They're always bickeringwitheach otherabout/overtheirpersonalproblems.
Synonym
quibbledisapproving
Arguing & disagreeing
- agent provocateur
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- argumentatively
- as a matter of factphrase
- bet
- bone
- conflict
- dicker
- dissent
- feud
- make the fur flyidiom
- row
- shadowbox
- shadowboxing
- split
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- that's a matter of opinionidiom
Examplesofbickered
bickered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
After this, all parties to the conflictbickeredconstantly over the successive mediation and partition plans presented by the international community.
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Is it because we are so diligently searching for an ideal that the adequately good has beenbickeredover and got left behind?
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Governments over the years—as we all know—havebickeredincessantly over the machinery of central government, the machinery of local government, the machinery of taxation and the organisation of industry.
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The twobickeredwith one another but eventually had a fling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In her next angle, the twobickered, not getting along in general.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shebickeredwith him a lot and was furious at him when he suggested they get away and go on their honeymoon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Backstage, the four contestantsbickeredwith and disliked each other, as well.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While the scientistsbickeredover classifications and nomenclature, they also returned west for more fossils.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theybickeredthroughout their marriage.
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- child benefit
- child-benefit
- childbirth
- child care
- childcare
- child-care
- child-centered
- child-centered
- child-centred
- child-centred
- child-free
- child-free
- child-friendly
- child-friendly
- childhood
- childhood asthma
- childhood cancer
- childhood dream
- childhood friend
- childhood illness
- childhood mortality
- childhood obesity
- childhood vaccination
- childish
- childishly