Definition of "finagling" [finagling]

• Present participle of finagle. (verb)
• The act of cheating or swindling (noun)

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• "She swapped cars with her daughter after numerous phone calls finagling the daughter a ride and finally made it in, late and angry."
• "This explains the "finagling" I referred to that had to be done, in order to make the words fit."
• "On the one hand, they can allow the election to proceed with minimal "finagling," in which case they are almost certain to lose the House and possibly the Senate as well, with the dire consequences noted above."