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
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
A story by one Chicago Tribune reporter who wangled his way to Nagasaki wasn’t just censored but destroyed.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2020
Jesse wangled the parts for both from work.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
