bicker

«bicker» in Mova's school dictionary: to argue or quarrel about small things, again and again — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (bicker, bickers, bickered, bickering); noun (a bicker)

meaning for a pupil

1) To bicker is to argue or quarrel about small things, again and again. tree →

2) (old use) A bicker is a small wooden drinking bowl or cup, and a bicker of spirits is a cupful of drink. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales two heroes bicker, that is, quarrel often, yet still love each other; in old tales a bicker is a small wooden cup

examples

• The two sisters bicker about who sits by the fire. tree →
• Why do you always bicker with your brother? tree →
• The old man drank a bicker of ale before bed. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bicker» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.