wangle
verb (used with object)
to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods.
was wangling
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past progressiveof wangle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was wangling to get the miners as much take-home pay for 45 hours as they now get for 54 hours.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the opinion of His Majesty, Premier Bahol was wangling into a new law clauses under which the King is deprived of his right to pardon a condemned criminal or to consent to his execution.
From Time Magazine Archive
