In a press conference, when a reporter is called on to ask a question, and instead of asking one question, asks three to five more questions so quickly that the politician on camera can't stop her while remaining polite.
President: Ellen, your question?
Ellen: Yes, Mister President, what do you plan to do about North Korea and do you foresee good news on the economic forefront and what is the status in Afghanistan and are you really considering getting two more dogs and do you think the White Sox will win the pennant this year?
President (still smiling politely): Well, Ellen, I suppose that could be considered bigging the question.
Argue about petty and trivial matters.
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Verb: bicker; 3rd person present: bickers; past tense: bickered; past participle: bickered; gerund or present participle: bickering
“This is normal sister bickering”.
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"whenever the phone rings, they bicker over who mustanswer it".