BICKERING


Meaning of BICKERING in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English bikeringe skirmishing, from bikeren + -inge -ing

: petty and petulant quarreling especially when prolonged or habitual

the factional bickering that has wrecked many a well-meaning organization

sometimes : an instance of this

those childish bickerings that are part of growing up

Synonyms: see quarrel

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.