wangling

wan·gle

W0025300 (wăng′gəl)v. wan·gled, wan·gling, wan·gles Informal v.tr. To obtain or achieve by cleverness or deceit, especially in persuading someone: She wangled the job even though she had no training.v.intr. To extricate oneself by subtle or indirect means, as from difficulty; wriggle: He wangled out of a shift at work by pretending to be sick.

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wang′le n.wang′ler n.

wangling

(ˈwæŋɡlɪŋ) n1. the act or an instance of getting something by devious or illicit methods2. the act or an instance of manipulating or falsifying a situation, action, etc for fraudulent ends

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wangling - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickerywangledodge, stratagem, contrivance - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

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