haggle
verb (used without object)
to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner.
has been haggling
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present perfect progressiveof haggle (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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Meanwhile, she has been haggling with the insurer for months after getting an estimate of only $250 a square foot to rebuild her home, less than a third of the going rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
The pattern for years has been haggling between the chancellor at No 11 and other government departments over the sums.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
Tuesday night’s vote was a sea change for a party that has been haggling over membership in the European Union for decades.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2019
He has been haggling with a human smuggler over the $9,000 passage to Europe, and knows a dozen former colleagues and friends looking to do the same after leaving Kunduz in a hurry.
From Reuters ● Oct. 15, 2015
