BICK'ER, v.i. 1. To skirmish; to fight off and on; that is, to make repeated attacks. [But in this sense I believe rarely used.]2. To quarrel; to contend in words; to scold; to contend in petulant altercation. [This is the usual signification.]3. To move quickly; to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame or water; as the bickering flame; the bickering stream.
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