dicker
verb (used without object)
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
was dickering
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past progressiveof dicker.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Since Knox died in 1944, New Englanders have swapped many a rumor about his papers: Hearst was dickering for them; the Gannett chain was knocking at the door; Scripps-Howard would move in.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the same time, the Reagan Administration was dickering unsuccessfully for a deal under which the indictments would be dropped if Noriega went into exile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kup is taking on other chores too; he has two radio jobs and was dickering last week for two more.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the last fortnight, Stone & Webster's engineering offshoot took in more orders than in 1939's first eight months, ran its backlog up to $31,000,000 and was dickering for another $15,000,000 worth of business.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blakeley told me a month ago that he was dickering with an eastern man.
From 'Firebrand' Trevison by P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman) Ivory
