sturt
noun
violent quarreling.
sturt
American
[sturt]
/ stɜrt /
noun
Scot.
Sturt
British
/ stɜːt /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sturt
1325–75; Middle English; metathetic variant of strut 1
Example Sentences
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I've lived a life of sturt and strife; I die by treacherie: It burns my heart I must depart And not avengèd be.
From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various
Though in the morn comes sturt and strife, Yet joy may come at noon; And I hope to live a merry, merry life When a’ thir days are done.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns
Sturt, sturt, n. strife, wrath, vexation.—v.t. and v.i. to vex, annoy: start with fear.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Heav'n keep you clear o' sturt and strife, Till far ayont fourscore, And while I toddle on thro' life, I'll ne'er gae by your door!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
Though in the morn comes sturt and strife, Yet joy may come at noon; And I hope to live a merry, merry life When a' thir days are done.
From The Letters of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
A new study led by a Charles Sturt University researcher and international colleagues is challenging a long-accepted idea about how scientists identify ancient disease.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Dale Nimmo, an ecologist at Charles Sturt University in Australia, was asked to fact-check the rumors of hero wombats that spread during the fires.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Mr Sturt was arrested in Richmond, south-west London, at about 08:00 GMT on suspicion of failing to appear at court, police said.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
Craig Sturt, 46, was detained when he landed in New York and shipped back to the U.K. on a charter flight, the Telegraph reported.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
And the familiar habit of the Jago slowly grew to call him Father Sturt.
From A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison
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