wanglewan‧gle /ˈwæŋɡəl/ verb [transitive] 
In the end she wangled an invitation.wangle your way out of/into something I wangled my way into art school.
WORD ORIGINwangle
Origin:
1800-1900 Perhaps from waggleVERB TABLE
wangle
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | wangle |
| he, she, it | wangles | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wangled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wangled |
| he, she, it | has wangled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wangled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wangle |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wangled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am wangling |
| he, she, it | is wangling | |
| you, we, they | are wangling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was wangling |
| you, we, they | were wangling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wangling |
| he, she, it | has been wangling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wangling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wangling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wangling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- ""They're sending me to Paris next weekend.'' ""How did you manage to wangle that?''
- Gail has wangled it so that we can get in without tickets.
- He came to wangle your legacy from you and you refused.
- I wangled an interview with her once, in her office on the west end of the island.
- Some of them had no doubt spent most of the preceding year trying to wangle an invitation to play in the pro-am.
Longman Language Activatorto succeed in getting something, especially something that is difficult to get
· Getting the money for the house wasn't easy.· If I get first prize it'll be a miracle.
informal to get something that is rare or difficult to find: · Do you know where I can get hold of a German--Japanese dictionary?· These kids have very little difficulty getting hold of illegal weapons.
informal to get something that you want or need very much, or have been trying hard to get: · I bet he can't wait to lay his hands on all that money.· When Ted was a kid, he read every book about space that he could get his hands on.
: land a job/contract/interview etc to get a job etc that was difficult to get - use this especially when someone was very lucky to do this: · A French company has landed a contract to supply computers to China.land yourself something British: · He's managed to land himself an amazing job in advertising.
: win somebody's support/trust/confidence etc to get someone's support, trust etc, especially by working hard to achieve this: · It will take time to win her trust.· Gandhi won the support of many liberals in England.
: clinch a deal/contract/championship etc to finally succeed in making a deal, winning a contract etc after trying very hard: · We finally clinched the contract by offering them a lower price.· Mitchell phoned from Chicago to say that he was close to clinching the deal.· Germany scored twice in the last ten minutes to clinch the championship.
informal to get something, especially something that is difficult to get, by using clever and often slightly dishonest methods: · "They're sending me to Paris next weekend.'' "How did you manage to wangle that?''wangle it so that: · Gail has wangled it so that we can get in without tickets.
formal to succeed in getting official permission for or agreement about something, especially when this was difficult: · France was able to secure the release of two of its hostages.· Schiller secured funds for the special education project.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I wangled my way into art school.
informal to get something, or arrange for something to happen, by cleverly persuading or tricking someonewangle something (out of somebody) I wangled my way into art school. In the end she wangled an invitation.wangle your way out of/into something I wangled my way into art school.