dicker
verb (used without object)
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
were 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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The Russians were dickering for $750 million in goods, the Dutch for $250 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
The British last week were dickering with him to take over the policing of the Arab zones of Palestine when the British withdraw.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both ABC and Mutual were dickering for national network rights.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some rumors: they would go into business against their old employer, Hearst, in Seattle; they were dickering in Portland with Marshall Field money; Field would stake them in San Diego.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rickshaw coolies were dickering for their unseen fare.
From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Gayle Porter Hoskins
