ALL meanings of wangle
wan·gle
W w - noun wangle Obtain (something that is desired) by persuading others to comply or by manipulating events. 1
- verb with object wangle to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation. 1
- verb with object wangle to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends: to wangle business records. 1
- verb without object wangle to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result. 1
- verb without object wangle to manipulate something for dishonest ends. 1
- noun wangle an act or instance of wangling. 1
- transitive verb wangle engineer or obtain 1
- verb wangle If you wangle something that you want, you manage to get it by being clever or persuading someone. 0
- verb wangle to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another) 0
- verb wangle to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc) 0
- noun wangle the act or an instance of wangling 0
- verb transitive wangle to get, make, or bring about by persuasion, influence, adroit manipulation, contrivance, etc. 0
- verb transitive wangle to manipulate or change (statistics, accounts, etc.) for a selfish or dishonest purpose; falsify; juggle 0
- verb transitive wangle to wiggle or wriggle 0
- intransitive verb wangle to make use of contrivance, adroit manipulation, or tricky and indirect methods in order to achieve one's aims 0
- intransitive verb wangle to wriggle, as out of a difficult situation 0