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- Dictionarywangle/ˈwaŋɡl/
verb
- 1. manage to obtain (something) by persuading or cleverly manipulating someone: "I wangled an invitation to her party"
noun
- 1. an act or an instance of obtaining something by persuasion or clever manipulation: "a rather clever wangle on the part of some of the folk at the office"
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WANGLE definition: 1. to succeed in getting or doing something by persuading someone or by being clever in some way…. Learn more.
: to resort to trickery or devious methods. transitive verb. 1. : to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends. 2. : to make or get by devious means : finagle. wangle an invitation. wangler. ˈwaŋ-g (ə-)lər. noun. Did you know?
Wangle means to get something through deception or devious coaxing, like the time you tried to wangle your way into a concert by pretending to be the singer's sister.
wangle in British English. (ˈwæŋɡəl ) informal. verb. 1. (transitive) to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another) he wangled himself a salary increase. 2. to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc) noun.
to succeed in getting or doing something by persuading someone or by being smart in some way: I'll be so jealous if you manage to wangle an invitation to his house. He's only been here two months and already he's managed to wangle his way into the biggest property company in the capital.
to get something that you or another person wants, but do not really have a right to have, by persuading somebody or by a clever plan. wangle something She had wangled an invitation to the opening night.
Wangle definition: to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods. See examples of WANGLE used in a sentence.
