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wangle

释义

wangle

verb transitive informal

UK /ˈwæŋɡ(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	wangle
he/she/it	wangles
present participle	wangling
past tense	wangled
past participle	wangled

1
to get something by tricking someone or by persuading them in an indirect way
I decided to try and wangle an invitation to her party.
It sounds like he’s trying to wangle your legacy from you.
We’ve managed to wangle her a flat below us.
wangle it:
We’ll wangle it so that you can start tomorrow.
Synonyms and related words
To cheat or trick someone
shanghai
rip off
deceive
Synonyms and related words
To get something or someone
get
come by
accept

wangle

verb transitive informal

US /ˈwæŋɡ(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	wangle
he/she/it	wangles
present participle	wangling
past tense	wangled
past participle	wangled

1
to get something by tricking someone or by persuading them in an indirect way
I decided to try and wangle an invitation to her party.
It sounds like he’s trying to wangle your money from you.
We’ve managed to wangle her an apartment below us.
Synonyms and related words
To cheat or trick someone
shanghai
cheat
rip off
Synonyms and related words
To get something or someone
get
come by
accept

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