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wangle

wan·gle [ wáng g'l ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle wan·gled, present participle wan·gling, 3rd person present singular wan·gles)
Definition:
 
1. get something deviously: to get something using indirect and sometimes deceitful methods
I'm trying to wangle some time off work.

2. falsify accounts: to manipulate accounts or records, usually deceitfully



noun  (plural wan·gles)
Definition:
 
devious method: an indirect and sometimes deceitful means of accomplishing something

[Late 19th century. Origin ?]

wan·gler noun
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