Definition of "wangle" []

To make, achieve, or get by contrivance: wangled a job for which she had no training. (verb-transitive)
To manipulate or juggle, especially fraudulently. (verb-transitive)
To extricate (oneself) from difficulty. (verb-transitive)
To use indirect, tricky, or fraudulent methods. (verb-intransitive)
To extricate oneself by subtle or indirect means, as from difficulty; wriggle. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "wangle" in a sentence

""The Sunday schools must try to 'wangle' -- that was, a project their in-to 'wangle' -- that was, to project their in-enlarged task, and attempt to do what seemed impossible.""
"He never did a stroke of work that he could possibly "wangle" out of."
""I should have to 'wangle' a good deal more than that," -- harshly."

Words like "wangle"

accomplish achieve angle attain

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reach stratagem wangled wangler

wangles wangling

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