dicker
verb (used without object)
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
is dickering
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present progressiveof dicker (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Belgium and Germany have signed up to buy a total of 10 billion cubic meters a year, starting in 1966, and France is dickering for 5 billion a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is dickering with the Milton Bradley Co., which has expressed interest in producing plastic models of the plane.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ferkauf is also eager to get into the Common Market and is dickering for outlets in Western Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
It signed Chicago White Sox to permit cardholders to charge tickets, is dickering with other major league clubs.
From Time Magazine Archive
So you're the man the Chamber of Commerce is dickering with....
From Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin
