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gəl verb (used with object)
1.
to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods: to wangle an invitation.
2.
to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends: to wangle business records.
verb (used without object)
3.
to use contrivance, scheming, or underhand methods to obtain some goal or result.
4.
to manipulate something for dishonest ends.
noun
5.
an act or instance of wangling.
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Wangler
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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wangle (ˈwæŋɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another): he wangled himself a salary increase |
| 2. | to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc) |
| —n | |
| 3. | the act or an instance of wangling |
| [C19: originally printers' slang, perhaps a blend of | |
| 'wangler | |
| —n | |
| wangle (ˈwæŋɡəl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to use devious or illicit methods to get or achieve (something) for (oneself or another): he wangled himself a salary increase |
| 2. | to manipulate or falsify (a situation, action, etc) |
| —n | |
| 3. | the act or an instance of wangling |
| [C19: originally printers' slang, perhaps a blend of | |
| 'wangler | |
| —n | |
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