Definitions for wangle

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wangle wan·gle

Spelling: [wang-guh l]

IPA: /ˈwæŋ gəl/

Wangle is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in wangle (aeglnw).

Definitions for wangle

noun

1. an act or instance of wangling.

verb (used with object)

1. to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods:
2. to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends:

verb (used without object)

1. to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result.
2. to manipulate something for dishonest ends.

Origin of wangle

1810-20; blend of wag (the tongue) and dangle (about someone, i.e., hang around someone, court someone's favor)

Examples for wangle

But you've not managed badly to wangle a 'second', have you, Snowy and Daddles?

I don't believe it's allowed, but he's sure to be able to wangle it.

It had taken him until his senior midterm vacation to wangle an invitation to the dome-house on Luna.

Jerry—a gay and reckless being—had fell designs on the Flying Corps, the very first moment he could 'wangle it.'

The men keep an eye on the watches and "wangle" for the last second.

Now, it is impossible to "wangle" a man who sits over you with a reflecting mirror screwed into his right eye.

He never did a stroke of work that he could possibly "wangle" out of.

Other secretaries had used their nearness to him to wangle acting or dancing or singing assignments on other and lesser shows.

I said, feeling bewildered, and flurried, and amused all at once: "What is 'wangle'?"

Dalrymple told me he rather fancied he could wangle me a bungalow.