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Inflections of 'stickle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

stickles: v 3rd person singular

stickling: v pres p

stickled: v past

stickled: v past p

stick•le v.i., -led, -ling.

to argue or haggle insistently, esp. on trivial matters.
to raise objections;
scruple;
demur.

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

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stickle /ˈstɪk^əl/ vb (intransitive)

to dispute stubbornly, esp about minor points
to refuse to agree or concur, esp by making petty stipulations

Etymology: 16th Century stightle (in the sense: to arbitrate): frequentative of Old English stihtan to arrange; related to Old Norse stētta to support

'stickle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

stick - stickler

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