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wangled Definition


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wangle (colloq)
verb wangled, wangling
    1. To contrive or obtain something by persuasiveness.
      Thesaurus: manipulate, contrive, scheme, manoeuvre, finagle, engineer, pull off.
    2. To manipulate something.
noun
    1. An act of wangling.
Derivative: wangler
noun
    Etymology: 19c: perhaps from waggle + dialect wankle wavering.



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