Bickering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a quarrel about petty points

argue over petty things

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹpəɡˈoʊnɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːlɐkəkˈɑːpəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːlɐkəkˈɑːpəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹpəɡˈoʊnɪəl/.

Examples

Let's not quibble over pennies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pettifoggery brabble tiff niggle quibble spat fuss squabble bicker pettifog

Parts of Speech

noun	a quarrel about petty points
verb	argue over petty things “Let's not quibble over pennies”

Word Forms

bicker	verb	argue over petty things
spat	verb	engage in a brief and petty quarrel
squabble	verb	argue over petty things
pettifog	verb	argue over petty things
fussy	adjective	exacting especially about details
quibbler	noun	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
niggler	noun	someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
pettifogger	noun	a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
pettifoggery	noun	a quarrel about petty points
bicker	noun	a quarrel about petty points
squabble	noun	a quarrel about petty points

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gezänk

ein Streit um Kleinigkeiten

🇫🇷French

se chamailler

une querelle sur des points insignifiants

🇪🇸Spanish

dimes y diretes

una pelea por puntos insignificantes

🇮🇹Italian

battibecchi

una disputa su questioni insignificanti

🇳🇱Dutch

gekibbel

een ruzie over kleine punten

🇵🇹Portuguese

brigas

uma briga sobre pontos mesquinhos

🇷🇺Russian

ссоры

ссора из-за мелочей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलह

छोटी-छोटी बातों पर झगड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝগড়া

ছোটখাটো বিষয় নিয়ে ঝগড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

சச்சரவு

சிறிய புள்ளிகள் பற்றி ஒரு சண்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

గొడవలు

చిన్న పాయింట్ల గురించి గొడవ

🇮🇳Marathi

भांडण

क्षुल्लक मुद्द्यांबद्दल भांडण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝઘડો

નાના મુદ્દાઓ વિશે ઝઘડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಗಳ

ಸಣ್ಣಪುಟ್ಟ ಅಂಶಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಜಗಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലഹിക്കുന്നു

ചെറിയ കാര്യങ്ങളെ ചൊല്ലിയുള്ള വഴക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਗੜਾ

ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਬਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਝਗੜਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھگڑا

معمولی باتوں پر جھگڑا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

争吵

为一些小事而争吵

🇯🇵Japanese

口論する

些細なことで口論になる

🇰🇷Korean

말다툼

사소한 문제로 다툼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cãi nhau

cãi nhau vì những chuyện nhỏ nhặt

🇹🇭Thai

การทะเลาะวิวาท

ทะเลาะเรื่องประเด็นเล็กๆ น้อยๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertengkaran

pertengkaran tentang hal-hal kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatalo

isang away tungkol sa mga maliliit na punto

🇲🇾Malay

bergaduh

pertengkaran tentang perkara kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المشاحنات

مشاجرة حول نقاط تافهة

🇮🇷Persian

دعوا کردن

دعوا در مورد نکات جزئی

🇹🇷Turkish

çekişme

küçük noktalar hakkında bir tartışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

ריב

ריב על נקודות קטנות

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