"wangle" meaning in English

See wangle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wangle.wav Forms: wangles [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋɡəl Etymology: Blend of wag + dangle, first attested 1810–1820. Alternatively, from an alteration of waggle or wankle. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wag|dangle}} Blend of wag + dangle Head templates: {{en-noun}} wangle (plural wangles)
  1. The act of wangling Related terms: finagle, wrangle
    Sense id: en-wangle-en-noun-XmolM44A Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 30 24 24 22

Verb

IPA: /ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wangle.wav Forms: wangles [present, singular, third-person], wangling [participle, present], wangled [participle, past], wangled [past]
Rhymes: -æŋɡəl Etymology: Blend of wag + dangle, first attested 1810–1820. Alternatively, from an alteration of waggle or wankle. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|wag|dangle}} Blend of wag + dangle Head templates: {{en-verb}} wangle (third-person singular simple present wangles, present participle wangling, simple past and past participle wangled)
  1. (transitive) To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods. Tags: transitive Synonyms: fainaigue, finagle Translations (obtain through manipulative of deceitful methods): изкрънквам (izkrǎnkvam) (Bulgarian), schrastit [perfective] (Czech), sehnat [perfective] (Czech), vymámit (podloudně) [perfective] (Czech), carotter (French), resquiller (French), truander (French), umbuldázik (Hungarian), выу́живать (vyúživatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), agenciarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-wangle-en-verb-eyHHjZ7~ Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 30 24 24 22 Disambiguation of 'obtain through manipulative of deceitful methods': 76 4 20
  2. (transitive) To falsify, as records. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wangle-en-verb-hzFG9GSK Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 30 24 24 22
  3. (intransitive) To achieve through contrivance or cajolery. Tags: intransitive Translations (achieve through contrivance or cajolery): постигам с хитрост (postigam s hitrost) (Bulgarian), ухитри́ться (uxitrítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-wangle-en-verb-NpmKLfVx Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English blends: 30 24 24 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 13 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 15 16 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 11 19 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 8 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 19 13 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 19 15 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 16 17 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 20 15 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 13 13 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 12 12 62 Disambiguation of 'achieve through contrivance or cajolery': 7 1 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wangler

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "wangle (plural wangles)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "finagle"
    },
    {
      "word": "wrangle"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The act of wangling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋɡəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wangle"
}

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