finangle
UK/fɪˈnæŋ.ɡəl/
finangle is the alternative form of finagle.
Meaning of finagle
Verb
finagle (third-person singular simple present finagles, present participle finagling, simple past and past participle finagled)
- To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.
- finagle a day off work
- To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.
- finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught
- To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)
- shady stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes.
Forms of finangle
| third-person singular present | finangles |
|---|---|
| present participle | finangling |
| past participle | finangled |
| past | finangled |
Words that rhyme with finangle
Questions about finangle
- What is finangle the alternative form of?
- Finangle is the alternative form of finagle.
- How do you pronounce finangle?
- Finangle is pronounced /fɪˈnæŋ.ɡəl/ (UK).
Words near finangle in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: finangle (page history and authors); finagle (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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