STICKLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (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)

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