bickering
noun
bick·er·ing
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Definition of bickering
(Entry 1 of 2)
: petty and petulant quarreling especially when prolonged or habitual
… said his own bosses, through their persistent bickering, had made his job practically impossible.— Ronald Scott
also, plural
: instances of such quarreling
was tired of listening to their endless bickerings
bickering
adjectiveDefinition of bickering (Entry 2 of 2)
: engaging in or characterized by petty and petulant quarreling
a bickering couple bickering politicians
Examples of bickering in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
That, the Americans hope, would obviate the need for presidential polls that are due to be held in Afghanistan on September 28th and that are likely to result in the usual bickering over alleged electoral fraud. — The Economist, "America and the Afghan Taliban appear closer to a deal," 15 Aug. 2019 Now, in the aftermath of the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Washington should stop the partisan bickering and get to work on solutions. — Rick Scott, The Denver Post, "Rick Scott: I’m a gun owner and NRA member. I support red-flag laws to help stop mass shootings.," 9 Aug. 2019 Or sacrifice the general election to inarticulate bickering in the primary process. — Ann Mongoven, The Mercury News, "Opinion: After two debates, Democratic candidates still unclear on health care reform," 9 Aug. 2019 The 2015 indie comedy Manson Family Vacation is about two bickering brothers who grow closer while visiting sites connected with Manson and the murders. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "How the Manson family became a pop culture trope," 8 Aug. 2019 The Taliban warning seemed likely to further slow the pace of campaigning for the elections, which have already been delayed twice due to poor management and bickering within the government led by President Ashraf Ghani. — Washington Post, "Taliban threatens to disrupt Afghan elections, dismisses September polls as ‘ploy’," 6 Aug. 2019 There was pushing and shoving between the two teams and seven yellow cards as hard fouls and bickering stretched 90 minutes. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "In ‘biggest game’ yet, Minnesota United beats San Jose 3-1," 3 July 2019 Ike Diogu and Remy Martin are sitting about 20 rows up at Arizona State’s Wells Fargo Arena, a few seats apart, and bickering like an old married couple, or college roommates. — Kent Somers, azcentral, "Despite the bickering, Remy Martin finds a kindred ASU basketball spirit in Ike Diogu," 29 June 2019 The two most recent perpetrators of this bickering have been returning manager Zinedine Zidane, and winger Gareth Bale. — SI.com, "Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid or Barcelona: Assessing Each of the La Liga Title Favourites," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bickering.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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