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   wangle

   /ˈwaŋɡl/

   verb

   • 1. manage to obtain (something) by persuading or cleverly manipulating someone: "I wangled an invitation to her party"

   noun

   • 1. an act or an instance of obtaining something by persuasion or clever manipulation: "a rather clever wangle on the part of some of the folk at the office"

   Word Origin late 19th century (first recorded as printers' slang): of unknown origin; perhaps based on the verb waggle.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wangler noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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