wangle

transitive verb wangled, wangling

1. to get, make, or bring about by persuasion, influence, adroit manipulation, contrivance, etc.
2. to manipulate or change (statistics, accounts, etc.) for a selfish or dishonest purpose; falsify; juggle
3. to wiggle or wriggle

Origin: altered < ? waggle

intransitive verb

1. to make use of contrivance, adroit manipulation, or tricky and indirect methods in order to achieve one's aims
2. to wriggle, as out of a difficult situation