Meaning & use
bicker
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to argue about small, unimportant things, often repeatedly.
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The siblings bickered over who got the last slice of pizza.
Instead of solving the problem, the committee spent the meeting bickering.
A note on using this word
Suggests a minor, often petty disagreement rather than a serious fight.
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