- present participle of bicker.
bickering
Example Sentences
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Bickering or disinterested siblings and cousins often contribute to the demise of family associations with other famous companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Bickering and jockeying abound, fueled by the mutually understood but outwardly denied reality that no one in the second generation is truly up to the task.
From New York Times • May 29, 2023
Bickering siblings are in every household, because many of us are simply spending too much time together.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2021
Bickering, backstabbing and secret agendas abound, not to mention the ominous black pickup truck following them.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2020
Joseph Bickering, grocer, for selling molasses to a brewer, 40l. and costs.
From A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy by Accum, Friedrich Christian
