haggle
verb (used without object)
to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner.
haggled
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past participleof haggle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof haggle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
haggleverb (used without object)to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner.
Example Sentences
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As the two sides haggled, furor was growing among opponents of the merger, with activists including actor Mark Ruffalo on social media calling on Bonta to hold the line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
I want to hear about a time when you successfully haggled to score a great deal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
A white-haired man in a Tommy Bahama shirt amiably haggled two dollars off his peaches.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
As they haggled over the number of centrifuges Iran could build, they also defused potential crises.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
The two haggled over the profits for several minutes.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
