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Present participle for to argue about petty and trivial matters

Present participle for to dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

Present participle for to throb or drum, especially with a pitter-patter sound

Present participle for to discuss (a subject), especially in a formal manner and with someone having an opposing view

Present participle for to vociferously express dissatisfaction or resentment

Present participle for to make a rapid succession of sounds by knocking or colliding repeatedly against something

A noisy quarrel, especially over something trivial

Conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions

The act of recriminating

Excessive focus on minor details or arguments, often to avoid the main point

A complaint or grievance

Fond of, or prone to, quarreling

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Verb

Present participle for to argue about petty and trivial matters

crossing swords

having a disagreement

fighting like cat and dog

going at it hammer and tongs

having a barney

nastily arguing

trading zingers

causing a scene

failing to agree

having a misunderstanding

taking exception

putting up an argument

having an argument

coming to blows

having an altercation

having a dispute

engaging in conflict

having a dust-up

locking antlers

protesting against

kicking up a row

having shouting match

making a big thing about

getting into conflict

having a difference of opinion

getting into a dispute

calling on the carpet

knocking around

verbally fighting

picking an argument

going one on one

putting up a fight

putting up a struggle

having at each other

getting in one's face

exchanging views

jumping on one's case

jumping on each other

taking issue with

ripping into each other

going for the jugular

letting someone have it

contradicting each other

cutting and thrusting

breaking a lance

entering the lists

getting tough with

exchanging blows with

doing battle with

struggling with

coming to blows with

exchanging blows

engaging in combat

engaging in hostilities

coming into conflict

going head to head

going for broke

jockeying for position

having a punch-up

taking the field

carrying on hostilities

coming up against

striving against

going up against in contest

coming to grips

skirmishing with

pitting oneself against

campaigning against

going for the gold

struggling against

meeting head-on

starting fighting

raising your fists

going for each other

competing against

taking the field against

marching against

conducting a war

becoming involved

matching yourself against

matching strength

participating in

pitching oneself against

differing in opinion

having a different opinion

assaulting each other

scrimmaging with

punching each other

going the knuckle

fighting like Kilkenny cats

taking all comers

carrying on war

hitting each other

taking up the gauntlet

attacking each other

warring against

having a set-to

going for jugular

nominating yourself

giving all one's got

knocking oneself out

putting up with

putting yourself forward

making play for

mixing it up with

giving your all

mounting an attack

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“I've counseled both of them separately, but it hasn't seemed to have done much good, as the two of them continue to bicker over things that would normally be shrugged off.”

Verb

Present participle for to dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

Verb

Present participle for to throb or drum, especially with a pitter-patter sound

Verb

Present participle for to discuss (a subject), especially in a formal manner and with someone having an opposing view

Verb

Present participle for to vociferously express dissatisfaction or resentment

Verb

Present participle for to make a rapid succession of sounds by knocking or colliding repeatedly against something

Noun

A noisy quarrel, especially over something trivial

misunderstanding

difference of opinion

passage at arms

passage of arms

bit of argy-bargy

acrimonious exchange

bone of contention

verbal sparring

contentiousness

cause célèbre

rough-and-tumble

knock down and drag out

exchange of views

knock-down-drag-out

heated discussion

knock-down drag-out

conflict of interest

irreconcilable difference

point in question

apple of discord

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Noun

Conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions

incompatibility

difference of opinion

internal strife

inharmoniousness

misunderstanding

lack of agreement

conflict of opinion

lack of concord

internal conflict

divided loyalties

quarrelsomeness

palace intrigue

palace politics

insubordination

bone of contention

transgressiveness

contumaciousness

civil disobedience

obstructiveness

unwillingness to accept

reluctance to accept

disinclination to accept

refusal to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

unharmoniousness

passage of arms

irreconcilable difference

counter-argument

bit of argy-bargy

resistance movement

nonviolent resistance

dissatisfaction

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Noun

The act of recriminating

Noun

Excessive focus on minor details or arguments, often to avoid the main point

Noun

A complaint or grievance

dissatisfaction

moans and groans

minor criticism

trivial objection

trivial complaint

adverse comment

howls of protest

formal complaint

counter-argument

taking exception

chorus of disapproval

howl of protest

civil disobedience

bone of contention

argument against

difficulty with

statement of opposition

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Adjective

Fond of, or prone to, quarreling

confrontational

ready for a fight

have chip on shoulder

having a chip on one's shoulder

ill-humoured^UK

spoiling for a fight

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

have a bone to pick

easily offended

as cross as two sticks

passive-aggressive

insurrectionary

looking for trouble

at daggers drawn

individualistic

unaccommodating

itching to fight

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

having got out of bed the wrong side

dead set against

dissenting from

acting in opposition

in disagreement with

at variance with

bundle of nerves

set in one's ways

pass-remarkable

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