STICKLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stickle mean? 

• STICKLE (verb)
  The verb STICKLE has 1 sense:

1. dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

  Familiarity information: STICKLE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STICKLE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "stickle" is one way to...):

argue; contend; debate; fence (have an argument about something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

stickler (someone who insists on something)