Definitions for stickle
ˈstɪk əlstick·le

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stickleverb

   dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stickleverb

   To act as referee or arbiter; to mediate.

2. stickleverb

   To argue or struggle for.

3. stickleverb

   To raise objections; to argue stubbornly, especially over minor or trivial matters.

4. Etymology: Variant of stightle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To STICKLEverb

   Etymology: from the practice of prizefighters, who placed seconds with staves or sticks to interpose occasionally.

   1. To take part with one side or other.

   Fortune, as she’s wont, turn’d fickle,
   And for the foe began to stickle. Hudibras.

   2. To contest; to altercate; to contend rather with obstinacy than vehemence.

   Let them go to’t, and stickle,
   Whether a conclave, or a conventicle. John Cleveland.

   Heralds stickle, who got who,
   So many hundred years ago. Hudibras.

   3. To trim; to play fast and loose; to act a part between opposites.

   When he sees half of the Christians killed, and the rest in a fair way of being routed, he stickles betwixt the remainder of God’s host and the race of fiends. John Dryden, Juv. Dedication.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stickle

   Stickle is a verb, typically used in British English, that means to argue or dispute stubbornly, particularly over minor or trivial matters. It often refers to insisting on strict adherence to certain standards, rules, or principles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stickleverb

   to separate combatants by intervening

2. Stickleverb

   to contend, contest, or altercate, esp. in a pertinacious manner on insufficient grounds

3. Stickleverb

   to play fast and loose; to pass from one side to the other; to trim

4. Stickleverb

   to separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease, as disputants

5. Stickleverb

   to intervene in; to stop, or put an end to, by intervening; hence, to arbitrate

6. Stickle

   a shallow rapid in a river; also, the current below a waterfall

7. Etymology: [Probably fr. OE. stightlen, stitlen, to dispose, arrange, govern, freq. of stihten, AS. stihtan: cf. G. stiften to found, to establish.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stickle

   stik′l, v.i. to interpose between combatants: to contend obstinately: to hesitate.—n. a sharp point, a prickle, a spine.—ns. Stick′leback, a small river-fish so called from the spines on its back; Stick′ler, a second or umpire in a duel: an obstinate contender, esp. for something trifling.—adj. Stick′ler-like (Shak.), in the manner of a stickler. [A dim. of stick (n.).]

2. Stickle

   stik′l, adj. high, rapid.—n. a current below a waterfall. [A.S. sticol, steep.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STICKLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stickle is ranked #18431 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Stickle surname appeared 1,502 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Stickle.
   
   95.2% or 1,430 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 29 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Argue

Anagrams for stickle »

1. tickles

2. icklest

How to pronounce stickle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say stickle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stickle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stickle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stickle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stickle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=stickle
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickle
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stickle
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html