transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwaŋ-gəl ]
verb
( wan·gled ; wan·gling -g(ə-)liŋ)
Etymology: perhaps alteration of waggle
Date: 1888
transitive verb
: to resort to trickery or devious methods
intransitive verb
1. : to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends
2. : to make or get by devious means : finagle
wangle an invitation
• wan·gler -g(ə-)lər noun