verb
- to argue or insist stubbornly about minor details or rules
Usage: often used with ‘for’
Examples
- She tends to stickle for proper grammar in all her writing.
- Don’t stickle over such trivial matters during the meeting.
- He stickles for punctuality and arrives exactly on time.
- The teacher stickles for complete sentences in student essays.
- Why stickle about the seating arrangement when we have bigger issues?
- The coach stickles for perfect form during practice drills.