🎟️wangle

verb
/ˈwaŋɡl/

Meaning

To achieve something by clever or sometimes dishonest persuasion or trickery.

Example Sentences

He wangled a free ticket to the concert.

Synonyms

manipulate, finagle, scheme, maneuver, obtain

Antonyms

lose, surrender, fail

Collocations

wangle a ticket, wangle permission, wangle a job

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