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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He has haggled about the price, which makes my brother think it’s a legit offer.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
The fishmonger and I haggled over the sea bass.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2025
Paramount and Skydance have haggled for months over an ambitious merger that would usher in a new ruler of a sprawling media kingdom that includes CBS, MTV and the film studio behind “Top Gun.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
When he collected the sweets from the wholesaler, he noticed they were darker than unusual so he haggled with confectioner Joseph Neal and saved half a penny per pound.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023
Christmas came one morning and haggled everybody’s nerves like a dull ax—too shabby to cut clean but too heavy to ignore.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
