n.
Pronunciation: ' wa ŋ -g ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: wan · gled ; wan · gling \ -g( ə -)li ŋ \
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 -)l ə r \ noun