bickering
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Adjective
bickering (comparative more bickering, superlative most bickering)
- That bickers; argumentative
Derived terms
Noun
bickering (plural bickerings)
- Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
- 1820, in Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough, By William Coxe, Ch.40 heading.
- Meeting of Parliament. — Choice of a whig Speaker. — Speech from the throne. — Parliamentary proceedings, and party bickerings.
- 2023 May 12, Pjotr Sauer, “Russian troops fall back to ‘defensive positions’ near Bakhmut”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- Ukrainian intelligence said on Friday that Prigozhin’s public bickering with the army leadership confirmed “their fear of responsibility for the inevitable geopolitical defeat of Moscow”.
- 1820, in Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough, By William Coxe, Ch.40 heading.
Translations
petty quarreling
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Verb
bickering
- present participle and gerund of bicker
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