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Definition of bickering : 1. A skirmishing.
2. Altercation; wrangling.
3. of Bicker

Synonyms:

gaiter, pother, bother, bicker, fuss, stir, flurry, pettifoggery, squabble, bustle, hassle, tizzy, spat, flap, trouble, tiff, dither, ado, hustle

contentious, hostile, harsh, brawling, discordant, antipathetic, warring, squabbling, broiling, antagonizing, clashing, rowing, dissonant, altercating, disharmonious, loath, disagreeing, blasting, differing, dissident, conflicting, antagonistic, clamoring, contending, feuding, sparing, rioting, cacophonous, colliding, dissenting, raucous, tense

defying, demurring, complaining, challenging, objecting, repudiating, rejecting

facing, disputing, vying, standing, resisting, confronting, opposing, arguing, encountering, hassling, wrangling, quarreling, protesting, contrasting, wrestling, struggling, withstanding, defending

Usage examples:

• I hear them call their saucy names- Mine was Maypole Nance; I see our windy bickering games, Half like a dance; The opening and closing ring Of pinafored girls, And the wind that makes the cheek to sting Blowing back their curls! - "The Village Wife's Lament", Maurice Hewlett.
• As he did so, the horse became restive, and there was quite a substantial bickering before his mistress could accept the whip. - "Anthony Lyveden", Dornford Yates.
• Here we are on the eve of separation and yet you two are bickering as energetically as when you first caught sight of each other two weeks ago. - "Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College", Jessie Graham Flower.