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Past tense of haggle

regular verb

The past tense of haggle is haggled. The past participle is also haggled.

Forms of haggle

Base form (V1)haggle /ˈhæɡəl/
Past tense (V2)haggled
Past participle (V3)haggled
Present participlehaggling
Third person singularhaggles

Haggled in a sentence

  • I haggled for a better price because the original price was too high.
  • Sunny ordered four zongzis or dumplings and, out of tradition, haggled with the woman until they agreed on a price.2011, Daniel Kalla, The Far Side of the Sky: A Novel of Love and Death in Shanghai, Toronto, Ont.: HarperCollins, →ISBN; paperback…. From the entry zongzi

Meaning of haggle

  1. verb To argue for a better deal, especially over prices between a buyer and seller.
  2. verb To hack (cut crudely).
  3. verb To stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.

Full definition of haggle

Questions about the past tense of haggle

What is the past tense of haggle?
The past tense of haggle is haggled.
What is the past participle of haggle?
The past participle of haggle is haggled.
Is haggle a regular or irregular verb?
Haggle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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