verb
- to bargain or haggle over price or terms, especially in a petty or prolonged way
- to dispute or wrangle over minor details
Usage: often used with 'over'; informal
Usage: often used with 'over'; informal
Examples
- The vendor and customer higgled over the price of the antique vase for twenty minutes.
- Don't higgle with me about the terms—take it or leave it.
- They higgled back and forth about who should pay for dinner.
- She refused to higgle over such a small amount.
- The two sides higgled endlessly over minor contract details.
- He's always higgling about something trivial.