Synonyms for bickering
bick·er·ing

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1. bickering

   Synonyms:
   wrangling, disputing, contention, strife, altercation, dispute

   Antonyms:
   conversing, chatting, agreeing

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1. bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fussnoun

   a quarrel about petty points

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

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1. • Quarrel

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1. bickeringnoun

   Synonyms:
   dispute, quarrel, wrangle, wrangling, jangle, jarring, jangling, sparring, altercation, dissension, contention, strife, war of words

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1. bickeringnoun

   Synonyms:
   altercation, contention, wrangling, sparring, dissension, quarrel

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1. List of paraphrases for "bickering":

   squabbling, wrangling, squabble

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1. James Shaw:

   I don’t think I’ve ever felt as sad or as angry about the lost decades that we spent bickering and arguing about whether climate change was real or not, it is clearly here now, and if we do not act it will get worse.

2. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images:

   The American public is now turning into these proceedings, expecting a substantive discussion of matters of grave importance to the country with a nominee for the Supreme Court before us, i don't think we've set an appropriate tone by bickering over time and process at the outset of the proceedings.

3. Shalini Munnuswamy:

   It seemed impossible at one point. There would be constant bickering about money at home and I would go outside with my books to study.

4. Roger Stone:

   Our texts are the late night bickering of two grumpy political veterans, who have known each other for years. They are friendly as well as nasty, ribald, vicious, inconsistent humorous and vile.

5. Roger Stone:

   I have consistently urged Randy Credico to simply tell the truth, our bickering can sometimes be sarcastic, but I have never urged Randy Credico not to cooperate with any formal inquiry.