Bicker
to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle:
The two were always bickering.
to run rapidly; move quickly; rush; hurry:
a stream bickering down the valley.
to flicker; glitter:
The sun bickered through the trees.
an angry, petty dispute or quarrel; contention.
any wooden dish or bowl, especially a wooden porridge bowl.
Obsolete. a wooden drinking cup.
Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
The Career of Katherine Bush Elinor Glyn
Paul and the Printing Press Sara Ware Bassett
In a Little Town Rupert Hughes
Old Taverns of New York William Harrison Bayles
Boys of The Fort Ralph Bonehill
verb (intransitive)
to argue over petty matters; squabble
(poetic)
(esp of a stream) to run quickly
to flicker; glitter
noun
a petty squabble
v.
n.
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