wangles

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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