Definition of wangle - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- She managed to wangle an invitation to the exclusive party.
2.
- She wangled the data to fit her hypothesis.
Noun
- His promotion was a result of a clever wangle.
Expressions with wangle
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get into a place or situation by clever or tricky methods
He managed to wangle his way into the exclusive party.
get into a place or group by clever or tricky methods
He tried to wangle his way in to the party.
achieve something through clever or indirect means
She managed to wangle it somehow and got the tickets.
Origin of wangle
Unknown, possibly dialectal wangle (to achieve)
Examples of wangle in a sentence
They tried to wangle their way into the concert. He wangled the figures to avoid taxes. They wangled the report to hide the losses. The wangle was discovered during the audit. They admired his wangle in securing the deal.
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- French:démarcher, ruse, ...
- German:erschleichen, Trick, ...
- Italian:procurarsi, inganno, ...
- Spanish:ingeniarse, ardid, ...
- Portuguese:conseguir, artimanha, ...
- Chinese:巧妙获取, 诡计, ...
- Japanese:うまく手に入れる, 策略, ...
- Arabic:اِنتَزَعَ, حِيلة, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַשִּׂיג, הוֹנָאָה, ...
- Russian:выкрутить, трюк, ...
- Ukrainian:викрутитися, виманювання, ...
- Hindi:हथियाना, हेरफेर, ...
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