dicker
verb (used without object)
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
has been dickering
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present perfect progressiveof dicker (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. could also refuse to sell Saudi Arabia some 30 Phantom jets it has been dickering for.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he is finally released his confreres suspect that he has been dickering with city slickers to throw the game.
From Time Magazine Archive
Next morning Washington finds the Congress has been dickering for peace with Howe behind his back.
From Time Magazine Archive
For weeks, Bolivia has been dickering with the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
There's the wad of land that New Jersey crowd has been dickering for.
From Burning Daylight by Jack London
