haggling

Questions about haggling

What does haggling mean?

haggling means "an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)".

How many syllables are in haggling?

haggling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈhæɡəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for haggling?

Close synonyms include haggle, wrangle, wrangling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is haggling a common word?

haggling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.