WANGLE


Meaning of WANGLE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.