v.
Pronunciation: ' ha-g ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: hag · gled ; hag · gling \ -g( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: frequentative of hag to hew
Date: 1599
transitive verb
1 : to cut roughly or clumsily : HACK
2 archaic : to annoy or exhaust with wrangling
intransitive verb : BARGAIN , WRANGLE < haggling over the price>
– hag · gler \ -g( ə -)l ə r \ noun