wangle, wangling
(noun) an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
wangle, finagle, manage
(verb) achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wangle (third-person singular simple present wangles, present participle wangling, simple past and past participle wangled)
(transitive) To obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods.
• "if a country such as China decided to wangle various concessions out of the US government"
(transitive) To falsify, as records.
(intransitive) To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.
• "manages to wangle his way into the investigation team"
wangle (plural wangles)
The act of wangling
Source: Wiktionary
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
