haggling

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of haggle

noun

1. The act of one who haggles.

   “All the materials, therefore, existed for an interminable series of hagglings, bargainings, and blackmailings.”

   “After weeks of haggling, Transport for London and the Department for Transport agreed a £200 million short-term funding deal that will keep the network running until June.”