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wangle

[ wang-guhl ]

verb (used with object)

wangled, wangling.
  1. to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods:

    to wangle an invitation.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends:

    to wangle business records.



verb (used without object)

wangled, wangling.
  1. to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result.
  2. to manipulate something for dishonest ends.

noun

  1. an act or instance of wangling.

wangle

/ ˈ·Éæŋɡə±ô /

verb

  1. tr to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another)

    he wangled himself a salary increase

  2. to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of wangling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ·É²¹²Ô²µ±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ·É²¹²Ôg±ô±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wangle1

1810–20; blend of wag (the tongue) and dangle (about someone, i.e., hang around someone, court someone's favor)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wangle1

C19: originally printers' slang, perhaps a blend of waggle and dialect wankle wavering, from Old English wancol; compare Old High German ·É²¹²Ô°ìÅ²Ô to waver
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Then, the Yankees wangled and wooed it away from the Spanish and Mexicans.

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Two years before, Caligiuri had wangled an invitation to an exclusive party thrown for George Michael in the Hollywood hills.

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When the Spanish-American War erupted, Otis wangled a brigadier general appointment from now-commander in chief McKinley, and returned from the Philippines as a major general.

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CNIL’s judgement is that Google and Facebook are essentially tricking their users, deploying what are known as “dark patterns†— a style of subtly coercive user interface design — to wangle consent and so breaking the law.

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