BICKER


Meaning of BICKER in English

bicker 1

— bickerer , n.

/bik"euhr/ , v.i.

1. to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.

2. to run rapidly; move quickly; rush; hurry: a stream bickering down the valley.

3. to flicker; glitter: The sun bickered through the trees.

n.

4. an angry, petty dispute or quarrel; contention.

[ 1250-1300; ME bikeren ]

Syn. 1. disagree, squabble, argue, quarrel, haggle, dispute, spar, spat.

bicker 2

/bik"euhr/ , n. Scot.

1. any wooden dish or bowl, esp. a wooden porridge bowl.

2. Obs. a wooden drinking cup.

[ 1300-50; ME biker BEAKER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .