finagling

Variant of finagle

transitive verb finagled, finagling

Informal to get, arrange, or maneuver by cleverness, persuasion, etc., or esp. by craftiness, trickery, etc.

Origin: < ?

intransitive verb

to use craftiness, trickery, etc.

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