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angling for

angling for is the present participle and gerund of angle for.

Meaning of angle for

Verb

angle for (third-person singular simple present angles for, present participle angling for, simple past and past participle angled for)

  1. To try to obtain something by subtle indirect means: political manoeuvres, suggestion, etc.
    • Rumors flew that Marlon Brando was angling for the lead — an odd choice, most agreed, but a sure sign of box office success.2006, David M. Oshinsky, Polio, page 214
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angle, for.
    • He angles for trout Sundays.

Questions about angling for

What is angling for the present participle and gerund of?
Angling for is the present participle and gerund of angle for.

Words near angling for in the dictionary

  1. Anglifying
  2. anglimaniac
  3. anglimaniacs
  4. Anglin
  5. angling
  6. angling for
  7. angling for farthings
  8. anglings
  9. Anglins
  10. Anglish
  11. Anglist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: angling for (page history and authors); angle for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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