wangle

wan·gle

transitive verb

wan′gled, wan′gling

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

Origin of wangle

altered from uncertain or unknown; perhaps waggle

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

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wangle

verb

wan·gled, wan·gling, wan·gles Informal

verb

transitive

To obtain or achieve by cleverness or deceit, especially in persuading someone: She wangled the job even though she had no training.

verb

intransitive

To extricate oneself by subtle or indirect means, as from difficulty; wriggle: He wangled out of a shift at work by pretending to be sick.

Origin of wangle

Origin unknown

Related Forms:

wang′le
noun

wang′ler
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present wangles, present participle wangling, simple past and past participle wangled)

To obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods.
To falsify, as records.
(intransitive) To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.

Noun

(plural wangles)

The act of wangling

Origin

Blend of wag and dangle, first attested 1810-1820.

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