haggled; haggling
ˈha-g(ə-)liŋ 
: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : an instance of haggling or bargaining
a haggle over price
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Verb
She is good at haggling.
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Garrett Downs, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
The two economies, which together represent about a quarter of the world's population, spent nearly two decades haggling over the terms of the deal.
—Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The Washington Examiner previously reported that Grassley was haggling with the administration over a date for testimony and that the length of questioning had become a sticking point.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
OEMs who used to haggle over a few cents per gigabyte are now facing almost overnight double‑digit percentage jumps in total system cost.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Verb
That move would include a short-term stopgap to keep DHS running, but senators are still haggling over how long the continuing resolution would be.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
The two economies, which together represent about a quarter of the world's population, spent nearly two decades haggling over the terms of the deal.
—Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The Washington Examiner previously reported that Grassley was haggling with the administration over a date for testimony and that the length of questioning had become a sticking point.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
OEMs who used to haggle over a few cents per gigabyte are now facing almost overnight double‑digit percentage jumps in total system cost.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for haggle
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haggle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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