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Definitions for Haggling

[1] to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner: They spent hours haggling over the price of fish.
[2] to wrangle, dispute, or cavil: The senators haggled interminably over the proposed bill.
[3] to mangle in cutting; hack.
[4] to settle on by haggling.
[5] Archaic . to harass with wrangling or haggling.
[6] the act of haggling; wrangle or dispute over terms.
[7] (intr often foll by over ) to bargain or wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc); barter
[8] (tr) rare to hack

Words related to Haggling

hagglesquabble, barter, dicker, bargain, wrangle, quibble, cavil, deal, palter, argue, dispute, chaffer, horse-trade

Words nearby Haggling

hagglehaggadist, haggai, haggard, hagged, haggis, haggle, hagia, hagia sophia, cathedral of, hagiarchy, hagio-, hagiocracy

Origin of Haggling

e1275–1325; Middle English haggen to cut, chop (< Old Norse hǫggva to hew) + -le

Other words from Haggling

hag·gler , noun
un·hag·gled , adjective
un·hag·gling , adjective

Word origin for Haggling

eC16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse haggva to hew

Synonyms for Haggling

bargain, barter, dicker, quibble, squabble, wrangle, argue, cavil, chaffer, deal, dispute, horse-trade, palter, beat down, hammer out a deal, make a deal