n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: an · gled ; an · gling \ -g( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English angelen, from angel fishhook, from Old English, from anga hook; akin to Old High German ango hook, Latin uncus, Greek onkos barbed hook, ankos glen
Date: 15th century
1 : to fish with a hook
2 : to use artful means to attain an objective < angled for an invitation>