stickle

English - Turkish

Definition of stickle in English Turkish dictionary

kararsız olmak

inatçılık etmek

titiz davranmak

{f} inat etmek

ince eleyip sık dokumak

{f} tereddüd etmek

a stickler for order düzen meraklıs

sticklerbir konuda titizlenen kimse

{f} pürüz çıkarmak

titizlenmek

tereddüt etmek

püruz çıkarmak

Related Terms

stickle back

geri titiz davranmak

English - English

Definition of stickle in English English dictionary

to referee in a Cornish wrestling bout

to argue stubbornly over minor or trivial matters

{v} to strive, contest, take pains, trim

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

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

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

dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)

in a pertinacious manner on insufficient grounds

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

To contend, contest, or altercate, esp

To separate combatants by intervening

Related Terms

stickled

past of stickle

Hyphenation

stick·le

Turkish pronunciation

stîkıl

Pronunciation

/ˈstəkəl/ /ˈstɪkəl/

Etymology

() A variant of stightle, from Middle English stightlen (“to order, arrange, direct”), frequentative of stighten (“to order, rule, govern”).

Tenses

stickling, stickled