higgle
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of higgle
First recorded in 1625–35; apparently variant of haggle
Example Sentences
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Women, with half a dozen hungry mouths around them, don't stand long to higgle about a few cents in a garment, when there are so many willing to step in and take their places.
From Lizzy Glenn or, The Trials of a Seamstress by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
So, next day, Charles set to work to higgle with the curate.
From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Grant Allen
Well, you shall have it, madam: But I cannot higgle; I know you'll say it did not cost above two hundred pieces.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
They could not comprehend why they should higgle about the language of the platform when they could carry the slave States on the one form of expression as well as the other.
From Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by James Gillespie Blaine
Such right of registering, properly of mere writing down, the Parlement has got by old wont; and, though but a Law-Court, can remonstrate, and higgle considerably about the same.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
The Brazilian delegation at Lima was told it could string along with the 20 other American nations in ratifying the "solidarity" declaration over which the conference had higgled for a fortnight.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the beginning he had higgled and haggled himself to a sad frazzle, even arguing that the skin game is an old Connecticut custom, making us worthy of our reputation as peddlers of wooden nutmegs.
From Time Magazine Archive
So they higgled and haggled, but at last they gave him the three hundred roubles.
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) Bain
Well, much as they feared the rats, they feared parting with their money more, and fain would they have higgled and haggled.
From More English Fairy Tales by John Dickson Batten
They higgled about prices, and the sums which they gave were almost infinitesimal compared with the value of Patrick Nasmyth's pictures at the present time.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
Last month the Hearst magazines-also finally fell into line after a deal of higgling & haggling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Mynatt went on higgling and resumed work on the plant.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the higgling & haggling was finished, Fisherman Killam had not one million dollars but $2,500,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir Austen declared last week that this exalted chaffering and higgling are still going forward in "friendly" fashion.
From Time Magazine Archive
I knew my master had fallen into despair when he took the herdsmen’s first offer without so much as a higgling nudge or a haggling speech.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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