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The child gets two confusing messages when a parent tells him which is the right fork to use, and then proceeds to use the wrong one. So does the child who listens to parents bicker and fuss, yet is told to be nice to his brothers and sisters.
Rachel Blanchard

Meaning of "bicker" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BICKER

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BICKER

bicker  [ˈbɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BICKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bicker is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bicker in English.

WHAT DOES BICKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bicker in the English dictionary

The first definition of bicker in the dictionary is to argue over petty matters; squabble. Other definition of bicker is to run quickly. Bicker is also to flicker; glitter.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BICKER

PRESENT

Present
I bicker
you bicker
he/she/it bickers
we bicker
you bicker
they bicker
Present continuous
I am bickering
you are bickering
he/she/it is bickering
we are bickering
you are bickering
they are bickering
Present perfect
I have bickered
you have bickered
he/she/it has bickered
we have bickered
you have bickered
they have bickered
Present perfect continuous
I have been bickering
you have been bickering
he/she/it has been bickering
we have been bickering
you have been bickering
they have been bickering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bickered
you bickered
he/she/it bickered
we bickered
you bickered
they bickered
Past continuous
I was bickering
you were bickering
he/she/it was bickering
we were bickering
you were bickering
they were bickering
Past perfect
I had bickered
you had bickered
he/she/it had bickered
we had bickered
you had bickered
they had bickered
Past perfect continuous
I had been bickering
you had been bickering
he/she/it had been bickering
we had been bickering
you had been bickering
they had been bickering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bicker
you will bicker
he/she/it will bicker
we will bicker
you will bicker
they will bicker
Future continuous
I will be bickering
you will be bickering
he/she/it will be bickering
we will be bickering
you will be bickering
they will be bickering
Future perfect
I will have bickered
you will have bickered
he/she/it will have bickered
we will have bickered
you will have bickered
they will have bickered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bickering
you will have been bickering
he/she/it will have been bickering
we will have been bickering
you will have been bickering
they will have been bickering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bicker
you would bicker
he/she/it would bicker
we would bicker
you would bicker
they would bicker
Conditional continuous
I would be bickering
you would be bickering
he/she/it would be bickering
we would be bickering
you would be bickering
they would be bickering
Conditional perfect
I would have bicker
you would have bicker
he/she/it would have bicker
we would have bicker
you would have bicker
they would have bicker
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bickering
you would have been bickering
he/she/it would have been bickering
we would have been bickering
you would have been bickering
they would have been bickering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bicker
we let´s bicker
you bicker
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bicker
Past participle
bickered
Present Participle
bickering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BICKER


acre
ˈeɪkə
Africa
ˈæfrɪkə
America
əˈmɛrɪkə
angelica
ænˈdʒɛlɪkə
Antarctica
æntˈɑːktɪkə
arabica
əˈræbɪkə
baker
ˈbeɪkə
biker
ˈbaɪkə
breaker
ˈbreɪkə
cubica
ˈkjuːbɪkə
electronica
ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə
erica
ˈɛrɪkə
Jamaica
dʒəˈmeɪkə
liquor
ˈlɪkə
maker
ˈmeɪkə
mica
ˈmaɪkə
replica
ˈrɛplɪkə
sticker
ˈstɪkə
ticker
ˈtɪkə
veronica
vəˈrɒnɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BICKER

bicephalous
biceps
Biche-la-mar
bichloride
bichloride of mercury
bichon frise
bichord
bichromate
bichrome
bicipital
bickerer
bickering
bickie
bicoastal
bicollateral
bicolor
bicolored
bicolour
bicoloured
bicomponent

WORDS THAT END LIKE BICKER

ass licker
bumper sticker
city slicker
clicker
dicker
drug trafficker
flicker
kicker
knicker
licker
picker
ricker
sicker
slicker
snicker
the flicker
tracker
trafficker
tricker
whicker
wicker

Synonyms and antonyms of bicker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BICKER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bicker» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bicker

Translation of «bicker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BICKER

Find out the translation of bicker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bicker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bicker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

争论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pelear
570 millions of speakers

English

bicker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झगड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتشاحن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

препираться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brigar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বকাবকি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se chamailler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bicker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich zanken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口げんかする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사소한 일로 다투다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bicker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chửi nhau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நோயோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बकरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şırıldamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bisticciare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprzeczać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сперечатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceartă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσακώνονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kibbel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bicker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krangler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bicker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BICKER»

The term «bicker» is regularly used and occupies the 75.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BICKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bicker

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2 QUOTES WITH «BICKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bicker.
1
Rachel Blanchard
The child gets two confusing messages when a parent tells him which is the right fork to use, and then proceeds to use the wrong one. So does the child who listens to parents bicker and fuss, yet is told to be nice to his brothers and sisters.
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Zoe Saldana
I'm more of a guy's girl. I like having a beer in a bar, and I don't bicker or sit down and do my nails.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BICKER»

Discover the use of bicker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bicker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Private Banking in Europe: Serious Wealth
This book provides a valuable guide for both students and professionals giving an insight into one of the highest growth and most profitable financial areas in Europe.
Lynn Bicker, 2013
2
The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at ...
With respect to the first condition, the student leadership had become more and more skeptical about the 100 percent principle; in 1956, Archibald L. Gillies, the chairman of the ICC and president of Ivy, had threatened to hold a "natural Bicker ," ...
Jerome Karabel, 2005
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Brothers and sisters: born to bicker?
Explores various aspects of sibling relationships, including how rivalry, birth order, and growing up affect how siblings interact with each other.
Pamela Shires Sneddon, 1996
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Princeton Alumni Weekly
For two and a half weeks most undergraduates will do little or no studying, and each weekday evening the campus will be swarming with tiny groups of upperclassmen making their bicker rounds. Most seniors try desperately to stay as far out ...
5
Development and Local Knowledge: New Approaches to Issues in ...
Chapter. I. Introduction. Hunting. for. theory,. gathering. ideology. Paul. Sillitoe. and. Alan. Bicker. Development agencies are increasingly sympathetic to the proposition that indigenous knowledge should feature in the planning and ...
Alan Bicker, Paul Sillitoe, Johan Pottier, 2004
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Small Groups: Key Readings
Separate factor analyses within bicker and sign-in clubs revealed the reason for this unexpected outcome: The analyses yielded two factors (as predicted) in the sign-in clubs and only one factor in the bicker clubs. This result was completely ...
John M. Levine, Richard L. Moreland, 2006
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The Poll Book for the Election of Two Members to Represent ...
No.2.-THE POLLING DISTRICT ASSIGNED TO DONINGTON. Name of Elector. Residence. Qual. Tr. T. BICKER. Adkin, Richard, Bicker Fr 1 1 Baker, Joseph, ditto Rt 1 1 Barnes, Edmund, Bicker-fen Rt 1 1 Barnes, Joseph, Donington Rt Bates, ...
Southern Division (LINCOLN, County of), 1841
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The Familial State: Ruling Families and Merchant Capitalism ...
The Bicker-de Graeff grouping emerged as the most formidable family contenders in the decades following the revolt. Firmly ensconced in the town council and East Indies Company directorate by the 1620s, as we have seen, this fraction was ...
Julia Adams, 2007
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The English dialect dictionary
As good a fellow as ever tooni'd a bicker, RAMSAY from. (1737) ; Before him was a large bicker of oatmeal porridge, Scorr Waverley {1314) lxvi; Ye wirina need to teen: the bicker, DONALD Poems (1361) so; I like a bicker o' guid yill, annmzns ...
J. Wright, 2004
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
To BICKER. Tor v. a. r. v. n. 1. Denoting the rapid succession of smart strokes.] Add ; An' on that sleeth Ulysses head Sad curses down does bicker. Poems in the Buchan Dialect, p. 6. Expl. " rattle ;" Gl. 2. To move quickly.] Add; This use of the ...
John Jamieson, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BICKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bicker is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Record: Casino missteps
But when public officials outside of Sweeney's region do nothing but bicker over who gets the hoped-for spoils, Sweeney is absolutely correct ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
2
Wimbledon 2015: Magnificent Monday a treat well worth the eight …
After the Williams sisters' family bicker, a bearded chap in a Croatia football shirt attempted to start up a Mexican wave ahead of his man ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
'Young And Restless' Drama: Office Shake-Ups, Test Results And …
As the two bicker, Young and Restless spoilers reveal that she'll collapse and Neil rushes to do CPR and call 911. Victoria and Billy will talk ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
4
Thumbs up — Thumbs down
While American teens bicker with parents about the gender of their spouse, Northern Irish teens bicker with parents about if they can marry a ... «McPherson Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
'Terminator' is a broken-down machine
... but the movie can't think of anything to make them do except bicker jokily. There's no character development, not much of a plot, no energy, ... «Delco News Network, Jul 15»
6
China Focus: Top 2 universities bicker over enrollment
China Focus: Top 2 universities bicker over enrollment. Jul 04,2015. BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Forget the pencils, toss the books - this year's university ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
7
Congress, BJP bicker over NRC update
Guwahati: With the assembly election being less than a year away, Congress and BJP have engaged in a war of words over the process of ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
8
Ekiti govt, APC bicker on alleged plan to commercialise education
Fayose The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has urged the State Governor, Ayodele Fayose to preserve the greatest legacy the ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jun 15»
9
'Remember You' Suh In Gook And Jang Nara Bicker
In "Remember You" Jang Nara and Suh In Gook started to bicker left and right as they started their relationship. On the 2nd episode of KBS 2TV ... «KDramaStars, Jun 15»
10
When Vietnam and China Bicker, Traders on the Border Feel the …
LAO CAI, Vietnam — National flags rustled in the breeze on both banks of the Red River, but nothing else was moving at this normally bustling ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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