See wangle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"parts": [
"wan",
"gle"
]
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "finagle"
},
{
"word": "wrangle"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"The act of wangling"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/",
"note": "without æ-raising"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wangle.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-wangle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-wangle.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-wangle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-wangle.wav.ogg"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/",
"note": "æ-raising"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/",
"note": "æ-raising"
},
{
"rhymes": "-æŋɡəl"
}
],
"word": "wangle"
}
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