wangle
verb (used with object)
to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods.
wangled
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past participleof wangle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wangle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wangleverb (used with object)to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods.
Example Sentences
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Technically, she wasn’t old enough to work with the horses at the track, but Crump wangled her way in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Two years before, Caligiuri had wangled an invitation to an exclusive party thrown for George Michael in the Hollywood hills.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
When the Spanish-American War erupted, Otis wangled a brigadier general appointment from now-commander in chief McKinley, and returned from the Philippines as a major general.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
He wrote op-eds for major newspapers and wangled summonses from presidents to brief them on dealing with the Soviet Union and other world issues.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2021
But the long wait was quickly forgotten anyway, when Prosper pulled the money from his jacket that he had wangled out of the redbeard.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
