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Definitions for Wangle

[1] to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation.
[2] to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends: to wangle business records.
[3] to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result.
[4] to manipulate something for dishonest ends.
[5] an act or instance of wangling.
[6] (tr) to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another) he wangled himself a salary increase
[7] to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc)
[8] the act or an instance of wangling

Words related to Wangle

wriggle, maneuver, contrive, obtain, extricate, wiggle, fake, juggle, falsify, manipulate, engineer, worm

Words nearby Wangle

wang jing wei, wang yang-ming, wanganui, wangchuk, wangensteen tube, wangle, wanhal, wanhsien, wanigan, waning moon, wanion

Origin of Wangle

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

Words that may be confused with Wangle

wangle, wrangle

Other words from Wangle

wan·gler , noun

Word origin for Wangle

C19: originally printers' slang, perhaps a blend of waggle and dialect wankle wavering, from Old English wancol; compare Old High German wankōn to waver

Synonyms for Wangle

wriggle, contrive, engineer, extricate, fake, falsify, juggle, maneuver, manipulate, obtain, wiggle, worm