bickered
Had petty words
Bickered is the past tense of bicker, meaning to quarrel over petty matters in a prolonged, irritable way.
The word suggests ongoing low-grade conflict rather than a single sharp argument: They bickered about whose turn it was to do the dishes.
Siblings bicker.
Married couples bicker.
The disputes are trivial; the friction is real.
Trivial noisy argument
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- argueVerbally oppose another's view
- wrangleArgue or herd livestock
- spatPetty verbal dispute
tiff · clash · feud · row · altercation · disagreement · contention · conflict
Find petty faults
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- cavilPetty objection
- carpWhine about trivialities
- snipeHidden-position shooting
childish · petulant · peevish · frivolous · trifling · picayune · niggling · piddling
Crossed bars or harsh
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- vexingCausing mild torment
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
frustrating · bothersome · annoying · infuriating · maddening · wearisome · tedious · tiresome
Never pausing or stopping
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- ongoingIn progress now
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
endless · perpetual · ceaseless · unrelenting · nonstop · chronic · repeated · habitual
squabble
Trivial noisy argument
spat · tiff · clash · feud · row · altercation · disagreement · contention · conflict · discord
nitpick
Find petty faults
snipe · childish · petulant · peevish · frivolous · trifling · picayune · niggling · piddling · quibble
grating
Crossed bars or harsh
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- vexingCausing mild torment
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
aggravating · frustrating · bothersome · annoying · infuriating · maddening · wearisome · tedious · tiresome · nettlesome
incessant
Never pausing or stopping
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- ongoingIn progress now
- relentlessContinuing without pause
persistent · endless · perpetual · ceaseless · unrelenting · nonstop · chronic · repeated · habitual · sustained
bickeredagreed
Shared the same view
concurred · saw eye to eye · conceded · assented · harmonized
bickeredgot along
Maintained friendly relations
cooperated · made peace · reconciled · collaborated · made up
- bicker like a married coupleArgue with comfortable hostility
- bickering like a married coupleConstant minor arguing between intimates
- bickering like an old married couplePetty arguing born of intimacy
- bicker like an old married coupleFight without real stakes