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wangled

wangled is the simple past and past participle of wangle.

Meaning of wangle

Verb

wangle (third-person singular simple present wangles, present participle wangling, simple past and past participle wangled)

  1. (transitive) 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
    Synonyms:
    fainaigue, finagle
  2. (transitive) To falsify, as records.
  3. (transitive) To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.
    • It took some effort to wangle a last-minute meeting with the CEO.

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Questions about wangled

What is wangled the simple past and past participle of?
Wangled is the simple past and past participle of wangle.

Words near wangled in the dictionary

  1. Wangkatjunga
  2. Wangkheimayum
  3. Wangkhem
  4. wangla
  5. wangle
  6. wangled
  7. wangler
  8. wanglers
  9. wangles
  10. wangling
  11. wanglings

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