wangle

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To falsify, as records
To achieve through contrivance or cajolery: "manages to wangle his way into the investigation team"
The act of wangling
To obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods: "if a country such as China decided to wangle various concessions out of the US government"
{f} fake; cheat; gain by dishonest means; use dishonest means to achieve a particular purpose
fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
If you wangle something that you want, you manage to get it by being clever or persuading someone. We managed to wangle a few days' leave He had wangled his way into the country without a visa I asked the Captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens Amanda had wangled a job for Robyn with the council. to get something, or arrange for something to happen, by cleverly persuading or tricking someone wangle sth (out of sb) (Perhaps from waggle)
an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
{i} manipulation; cheating; forgery; use of dishonest means to achieve a particular purpose
an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
wangled
past of wangle
wangler
a person who wangles
wangler
{i} cheater; manipulator; forger; one who used dishonest means to achieve his purpose
wangles
plural of wangle
wangling
present participle of wangle
wangle

    Heceleme

    wan·gle

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    wänggıl

    Telaffuz

    /ˈwaɴɢgəl/ /ˈwæŋɡəl/

    Etimoloji

    [ 'wa[ng]-g&l ] (verb.) circa 1820. * combination of wag + dangle, first attested 1810-1820