haggled; haggling
ˈha-g(ə-)liŋ 
: an act of negotiating or arguing over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : an instance of haggling or bargaining
a haggle over price
Examples of haggle in a Sentence
Verb
She is good at haggling.
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Try your hand at haggling at the famous Temple Street Night Market.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
Lauder could just as easily be found in Hong Kong haggling with a publisher over a magazine ad placement or calmly sitting in Moscow’s Red Square studying shoppers bustling by.
—Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
Trump reportedly called out Lawler by name at the closed-door meeting, instructing the Westchester County lawmaker to stop haggling over SALT.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Verb
Unlike at a traditional car dealership, there is no haggling over price.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Try your hand at haggling at the famous Temple Street Night Market.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025
Lauder could just as easily be found in Hong Kong haggling with a publisher over a magazine ad placement or calmly sitting in Moscow’s Red Square studying shoppers bustling by.
—Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
Trump reportedly called out Lawler by name at the closed-door meeting, instructing the Westchester County lawmaker to stop haggling over SALT.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for haggle
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haggle. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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