Verb: bicker bi-ku(r)
- Argue over petty things
"Let's not bicker over pennies";
- quibble, niggle, pettifog [archaic], squabble, brabble [archaic]
- A quarrel about petty points
"The siblings' constant bicker over who would sit in the front seat irritated their parents";
- bickering, spat [informal], tiff [informal], squabble, pettifoggery, fuss, brannigan [US, informal]
Derived forms: bickering, bickers, bickered
Type of: argue, barney [Brit, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], bust-up [informal], contend, debate, ding-dong [Brit, informal], dustup [informal], dust-up, fence, quarrel, row[2], run-in [informal], slanging match [Brit, informal], words, wrangle
Encyclopedia: Bicker