chaffering

verb

present participle of chaffer
1
as in dealing
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase in that country you're expected to chaffer with the vendors at the bazaar

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2
as in chatting
British to engage in casual or rambling conversation just a couple of blokes chaffering at the neighborhood pub

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaffering
  1. dealing
  2. chatting
  3. negotiating
  4. conversing
  5. bargaining
  6. talking
  7. haggling
  8. rattling
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Jacob Misiorowski, the likely NL Cy Young winner, was dealing triple-digit fastballs the Rays couldn’t handle in the bottom frames.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealing
Verb
  • And Google was sued this week by the parents of a child who allegedly suffered a psychological crisis after chatting with the Gemini AI chatbot in Google Classroom.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Riley countered in the government’s final rebuttal, pointing out Birchmore spent her final day searching for baby names and chatting with friends.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • The two parties have not merged, but their cooperation effectively gives Eisenkot the negotiating backing of 33 lawmakers — more than Netanyahu's Likud, which remains the largest individual party in the Knesset with 27 seats.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Florida State Ethics Board found that former mayor Brent Latham may have violated conflicts of interest regulations for accepting gifts from the Argentine soccer association while negotiating the deal.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of negotiating
Verb
  • McKenzie and his outfit are usually conversing with agents, advisors, business and wealth managers about who may have capital needs as opposed to individual athletes themselves.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Another image shows Pitt and Debicki conversing at a bar, while a different shot features him on a tennis court with Debicki, Caan and Gugino.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of conversing
Verb
  • Equity and Casa Bonita management have been bargaining since April 2025, with the union meeting with management at least once a month, Hoeschen said.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Yet one or more of the P5 could inject new names at the last minute, once again leaving the decision to behind-the-scenes bargaining among a few powerful states.
    — Ian Johnstone, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Verb
  • Social workers will keep talking to students, and the school will eventually hold a vigil or some kind of memorial, Palzet said.
    — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • For everyone else, the guideline advises talking with a doctor at age 70 about the choice, saying benefits are less clear.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • Whether those disparate parties can form a government is uncertain and will likely take weeks of haggling.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Trasks encounter a wide swath of citizens, haggling with sneaky cheats, exploiting innocent fools, and befriending big-hearted neighbors.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of haggling
Verb
  • One aerial fight is a dazzler with long takes of planes swooping through the clouds accompanied by the teeth-rattling clatter of lightning bolts that crash against your ears like metal trashcan lids.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The rise of Starlink has put pressure on legacy broadband providers like Charter and Comcast, with the new report about Boost Mobile also rattling wireless carriers.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of rattling
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“Chaffering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffering. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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