wangle
Syllables: wan·gle/ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/
wangle verb: to obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.
Verb
wangle (third-person singular simple present wangles, present participle wangling, simple past and past participle wangled)
- To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.
- “My dear old lad,” he said, briskly, “this must be remedied! Oh, positively! This must be remedied at once! I suppose my things wouldn’t fit you? No. Well, I tell you what. We’ll wangle something from my father-in-law.1920 March – 1921 February, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVIII, in Indiscretions of Archie, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published 1921, →OCLC
- After graduation, she was hired by United Press International, which on one memorable occasion sent her to cover a show by Elvis Presley in Detroit. She wangled an invitation to the singer’s hotel room, where one thing led to another.2022 November 1, William Grimes, “Gael Greene, Who Shook Up Restaurant Reviewing, Dies at 88”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- To falsify, as records.
- To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.
- It took some effort to wangle a last-minute meeting with the CEO.
- "[…] Well, as regards Mr. Carrados I have already arranged, as he suggests, to 'do something.'"
"The deuce you have!" said Nickle, staring his curiosity. "How is it to be wangled?"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
Noun
wangle (plural wangles)
- The act of wangling
wangle meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
wangle in Tamil
- ஏய்த்துப் பசப்பி ஆதரவு பெறு, தகா வழியில் செய்து முடி, எப்படியோ காரியம் சமாளி
wangle in Urdu
- پھیرا پھاری, پھیر پھار کرنا
wangle in Malayalam
- contrive, engineer, bring about
- ഒപ്പിച്ചെടുക്കുക, കൗശലം കണ്ടുപിടിക്കുക, സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുക, സംഭവിപ്പിക്കുക, സംഭവിക്കാൻ ഇടയാക്കുക, ആക്കുക
wangle in Kannada
- ಕುತಂತ್ರದಿಂದ ಗಳಿಸು, ಮೋಸಮಾಡಿ ಸಂಪಾದಿಸು, ತಪ್ಪುದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಿಟ್ಟಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು
Synonyms of wangle
Forms of wangle
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | wangles |
| present participle | wangling |
| past participle | wangled |
| past | wangled |
| Noun | |
| plural | wangles |
Origin of wangle
Blend of wag + dangle, first attested 1810–1820. Alternatively, from an alteration of waggle or wankle.
Words formed from wangle
Words that rhyme with wangle
Questions about wangle
- What does wangle mean?
- Wangle means to obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.
- What is wangle in Tamil?
- Wangle in Tamil is ஏய்த்துப் பசப்பி ஆதரவு பெறு, தகா வழியில் செய்து முடி, எப்படியோ காரியம் சமாளி. See Wangle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wangle?
- Wangle can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce wangle?
- Wangle is pronounced /ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/.
- What is the past tense of wangle?
- The past tense of wangle is wangled.
Words near wangle in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wangle (page history and authors); wangle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wangle (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wangle (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); wangle (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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