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wangle

verb

wan·​gle ˈwaŋ-gəl How to pronounce wangle (audio)
wangled; wangling ˈwaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce wangle (audio)

intransitive verb

: to resort to trickery or devious methods

transitive verb

1
: to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends
2
: to make or get by devious means : finagle
wangle an invitation
wangler noun

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Wangle, a verb of uncertain origin, has been used in its newest sense, "to obtain by sly methods," since at least the early 20th century. Occasionally, one sees wrangle used similarly, as in "wrangle a huge salary," but more typically it means "to argue or engage in controversy." Did the "obtain" sense of wrangle evolve through confusion with wangle? Not exactly. Wrangle was used with the meaning "to obtain by arguing or bargaining" since the early 17th century, long before wangle appeared in the language. The sense had all but disappeared until recent decades, however, and its revival may very well have been influenced by wangle. The "obtain" sense of wangle is currently more common than that use of wrangle, but both are considered standard.

Example Sentences

He wangled a free ticket to the show. He managed to wangle his way into the party.
Recent Examples on the Web But my mom’s father used connections to wangle falsified documents, and the immediate family escaped the worst of it. David Wright Faladé, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 Discussions of how to wangle free shipping or discounts dovetailed with a proposition that the group start a fund-raiser for a family in need—a worthy use for money saved. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2021 That was the only way for the Florida to wangle into any election controversy this time. Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Nov. 2020 The court ruled that Mr Atambayev had helped wangle the early release from prison of a mafia don, Aziz Batukayev, supposedly on compassionate grounds, using a fake diagnosis of leukaemia. The Economist, 27 June 2020 By contrast, as the world has ground to a halt around them, Harry and Meghan are still wangling to make everything about them. Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 22 Apr. 2020 Legendre’s social connections had wangled her a secretarial role in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The Economist, 10 Oct. 2019 Breslow’s family managed to wangle one ticket to Cuba and decided the father should go first. Jeff Gammage, Philly.com, 9 June 2018 And Begbie (Robert Carlyle) — whose drug of choice has always been violence — has just wangled an appropriately bloody escape from prison. Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of waggle

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of wangle was in 1888

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