bicker
/ˈbɪkə/verb
उच्चारण बिक
छोटी-छोटी बातों पर झगड़ना, नोक-झोंक करना
Core word
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[I] ~ (with sb) (about/over sth)
to argue about things that are not important
छोटी-छोटी बातों पर झगड़ना, नोक-झोंक करना
- The children are always bickering about who sits by the window.
- Stop bickering with your sister over the remote.
- The two brothers bickered all the way home about whose turn it was.
+ 2 more examples
- Stop bickering and finish your work before the bell rings.
- Colleagues who bicker constantly make the whole office unhappy.
Synonyms squabble quarrel wrangle argue
Opposite agree
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bicker (+ with sb) (+ about / over sth)
Bicker is intransitive; the person you argue with follows with, and the topic follows about or over.
'Bicker' intransitive है; जिससे बहस हो वह with के बाद आता है और विषय about या over के बाद।
- The brothers bicker with each other about the remote.
- They bickered over who should wash the dishes.
bicker + wh-clause / -ing
A wh-word or -ing shows what the quarrel is about.
झगड़े का विषय बताने के लिए wh-word या -ing रूप आता है।
- The couple bickered about where to eat dinner.
- Stop bickering about who got more sweets.
bicker (continuous) / bickering (noun)
Bicker is often used in continuous tenses to show that the quarrel keeps going; bickering is the noun.
झगड़ा लगातार चलने की बात दिखाने के लिए 'bicker' अकसर continuous tense में आता है; 'bickering' noun है।
- The constant bickering of the two siblings tired their mother.
bicker vs argue
Bicker suggests small, repeated, often childish quarrels; argue is neutral and can be serious or polite.
'Bicker' छोटे, बार-बार होने वाले, प्रायः बचकाने झगड़े का भाव देता है; 'argue' तटस्थ है और गंभीर या शिष्ट बहस भी हो सकती है।
- Lawyers argue in court, but siblings bicker at home.
+Collocations 4
bicker + preposition
aboutoverwithamong themselvesconstantly
- The partners bicker over small expenses.
adverb + bicker
constantlyendlesslyopenlynoisilypetulantly
- The two cousins bicker constantly on long journeys.
bickering + noun / noun + bickering
politicalpettyfamilyendlessconstant
- Petty bickering delayed the committee's decision.
people who bicker
siblingsneighbourscouplescolleaguescommittee members
- The committee members bickered over the seating plan.
“More examples 5
- The two sisters were bickering about whose turn it was to use the phone.
दोनों बहनें इस बात पर झगड़ रही थीं कि फ़ोन इस्तेमाल करने की बारी किसकी है।
- The leaders wasted time bickering over minor details.
नेताओं ने छोटी-छोटी बातों पर झगड़कर समय बर्बाद किया।
- Stop bickering and finish your homework.
झगड़ना बंद करो और अपना गृहकार्य पूरा करो।
- There was constant bickering in the group.
समूह में लगातार छोटी-मोटी तकरार चलती रही।
- The neighbours bicker with each other almost every day.
पड़ोसी लगभग हर दिन आपस में झगड़ते रहते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ They were bickering on the property.
✓ They were bickering over the property.
The topic of a petty quarrel takes about or over, not on.
छोटे झगड़े का विषय बताने के लिए about या over आता है, on नहीं।
✗ They are bickering since morning.
✓ They have been bickering since morning.
Since with a point in time needs the present perfect continuous, not the present continuous.
Since के साथ समय-बिंदु हो तो present perfect continuous आता है, present continuous नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all describe arguing; they differ in seriousness and noise.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ बहस दर्शाती हैं; इनमें गंभीरता और शोर का अंतर है।
To argue repeatedly about small, unimportant things.
छोटी, महत्त्वहीन बातों पर बार-बार झगड़ना।
- The twins bicker about toys.
A more serious, angry argument that may damage a relationship.
अधिक गंभीर, क्रोध भरी बहस जो संबंध बिगाड़ सकती है।
- The brothers quarrelled over land.
A noisy, short argument about something trivial.
छोटी बात पर शोर-भरी, थोड़ी देर की तकरार।
- The children squabbled over the swing.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
You bicker with a person about or over something.
किसी व्यक्ति के साथ झगड़ने के लिए bicker with और किसी बात पर झगड़ने के लिए bicker about या over प्रयोग होता है।