- present participle of haggle.
haggling
Example Sentences
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The grandson of a carpet merchant, he likened negotiations to bargaining in the Iranian bazaar, where endless haggling using different arguments brings results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Car boot sales are full of customers haggling for the best deal, where you "price something for £1.50 but people want it for £1", traders have said.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Carvana has eye-catching “car vending machines” in key cities and offers buyers a still-novel way to shop from home for a used car, without haggling.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
Jetten appointed Wouter Koolmees, head of national rail firm NS, as scout to lead the haggling.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Along its dirt-swept streets, grocers stood posted beside stalls of fresh fruit, haggling down their final sales as shops prepared to close.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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