as in arguing
to express different opinions about something often angrily
if you two don't stop bickering about where to go to eat, we're not going out at all!
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Recent Examples of bickering
The two get to bickering about her terrible track record, with Dennis hilariously failing to realize that this accusation includes him among the questionable men.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
For those of us interested in governing and not bickering, this is a good thing.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
In some states, lawmakers are still bickering over how money should be spent.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
At the time of the invite, Congress was furiously bickering over a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, as Democrats refused to allocate funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
For those of us interested in governing and not bickering, this is a good thing.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
In some states, lawmakers are still bickering over how money should be spent.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
At the time of the invite, Congress was furiously bickering over a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, as Democrats refused to allocate funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bickering
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The chamber has disputed that characterization, arguing the bill will drive up costs for consumers.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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But the industry groups are still arguing that film credits should be entirely exempt from the new limitations, as they have already been accounted for and approved by the Legislature through 2030.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The lack of money has, at times, led to quarrelling between the services - most notably pitting the navy against the army and the Royal Air Force.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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And the conflict’s drain on men of fighting age has had ramifications for the rest of the Russian economy, which is now dealing with a wider labor crisis.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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But somehow, the Valkyries went cold and the Storm kept fighting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Cobb County and Mableton have been squabbling over police services.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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Then there are the lesser houses, the lower fiefdoms squabbling over the crumbs that fall from the big kids’ table.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
14 May 2026
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While premier, Sonko had ruled out negotiating with the international lender, clashing with Senegal’s president in a row that prompted his dismissal.—
Jenny Vaughan,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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Royal sources previously reported that Kate and William had been clashing over the plan for years, but the Palace revealed that the future king will be following in his dad’s footsteps (and royal tradition) come September in a new statement.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
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In five years, Keanu Reaves will be brawling like this.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Judo doesn’t look like brawling.—
Bhumika Tharoor,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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Champ is getting into the game for real with a minority investment in Rhoback that will put its mix of investment savvy and athlete wrangling to work.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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An early-morning call about a water main break in a Davie neighborhood on Friday led to a police officer and a fire captain wrangling a 5-foot alligator that state officials had been trying to capture for the past two years.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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