[wan.gle] vb wan.gled ; wan.gling [perh. alter. of waggle] vi (ca. 1820) 1: to extricate oneself (as from difficulty): wiggle
2: to resort to trickery or devious methods ~ vt 1: shake, wiggle
2: to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends
3: to make or get by devious means: finagle "~ an invitation" -- wan.gler n