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. Bernardo Castro:

   These kids should be having fun living out their childhood, enjoying trips to the amusement park, but the political bickering has made their life a cruel roller coaster. Roughly 4.5 million children under the age of 18 live in mixed-status homes, with one family member being undocumented.

2. Holly Hunter:

   People really want the fantastic and they recognize the (ordinary). They recognize the fights and the stresses and the tensions and the bickering and the fussing and the challenges and the competition that we see with this family.

3. Jeanne Shaheen:

   It is disappointing to see the reluctance on the part of the administration and it is coming across as indecision and bickering.

4. Financial Secretary John Tsang:

   Prolonged political bickering is detrimental to public administration and the international image of Hong Kong as a stable, law-abiding and efficient city. It may even dampen investors' confidence in Hong Kong.

5. Evan Bayh:

   With the challenges facing Indiana and our country, I can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch as partisan bickering grinds Washington to a halt.