stickle

[ stik-uhl ]

/ ˈstɪk əl /

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verb (used without object), stick·led, stick·ling.

to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters.

to raise objections; scruple; demur.

Origin of stickle

1520–30; variant of obsolete stightle to set in order, frequentative of stight to set in order, Middle English stighten,Old English stihtan to arrange; cognate with German stiften,Old Norse stētta to set up

Words nearby stickle

stick in one's craw, stick insect, stick-in-the-mud, stickit, stick it to someone, stickle, stickleback, stickler, Stickler syndrome, Stickley, stickman

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Example sentences from the Web for stickle

Every body may be d——d, as they seem fond of it, and resolve to stickle lustily for endless brimstone.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. III|Thomas Moore
Cringe, in the sense of to constrain; and so to stickle, or haggle.
Diary of Richard Cocks Vol. I|Richard Cocks
I would not stickle about hours, but the money and the drink are very just.
Sybil|Benjamin Disraeli
At the usual hour that night the employés of Stickle and Screw left work and took their several ways home ward.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne

Such is the influence of Government, that the Devil will every where stickle mightily, to have that siding with him.
The Wonders of the Invisible World|Cotton Mather

British Dictionary definitions for stickle

stickle

/ (ˈstɪkəl) /

verb (intr)

to dispute stubbornly, esp about minor points

to refuse to agree or concur, esp by making petty stipulations

Word Origin for stickle

C16 stightle (in the sense: to arbitrate): frequentative of Old English stihtan to arrange; related to Old Norse stētta to support

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单词	stickle
释义	stickle [ stik-uhl ] / ˈstɪk əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stickle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), stick·led, stick·ling. to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters. to raise objections; scruple; demur. Origin of stickle 1520–30; variant of obsolete stightle to set in order, frequentative of stight to set in order, Middle English stighten,Old English stihtan to arrange; cognate with German stiften,Old Norse stētta to set up Words nearby stickle stick in one's craw, stick insect, stick-in-the-mud, stickit, stick it to someone, stickle, stickleback, stickler, Stickler syndrome, Stickley, stickman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stickle Every body may be d——d, as they seem fond of it, and resolve to stickle lustily for endless brimstone. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. III\|Thomas Moore Cringe, in the sense of to constrain; and so to stickle, or haggle. Diary of Richard Cocks Vol. I\|Richard Cocks I would not stickle about hours, but the money and the drink are very just. Sybil\|Benjamin Disraeli At the usual hour that night the employés of Stickle and Screw left work and took their several ways home ward. The Garret and the Garden\|R.M. Ballantyne Such is the influence of Government, that the Devil will every where stickle mightily, to have that siding with him. The Wonders of the Invisible World\|Cotton Mather British Dictionary definitions for stickle stickle / (ˈstɪkəl) / verb (intr) to dispute stubbornly, esp about minor points to refuse to agree or concur, esp by making petty stipulations Word Origin for stickle C16 stightle (in the sense: to arbitrate): frequentative of Old English stihtan to arrange; related to Old Norse stētta to support Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stickle blanch, hesitate, balk, waver, cringe, tremble, blink, shudder, demur, backfire, reel, wince, flinch, turn away, vacillate, contradict, differ, dodge, swerve, withdraw
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stickle

verb (used without object), stick·led, stick·ling.

Origin of stickle

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Example sentences from the Web for stickle

British Dictionary definitions for stickle

verb (intr)

Word Origin for stickle

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