Bicker
Bicker verb - To express different opinions about something often angrily.
Usage example: if you two don't stop bickering about where to go to eat, we're not going out at all!
Controvert and bicker are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Controvert" instead a verb "Bicker".
Controvert
Controvert verb - To express different opinions about something often angrily.
Usage example: ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines
Bicker and controvert are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bicker" instead a verb "Controvert".
Nearby Word: controverting
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