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1. An instance of accomplishing something by clever scheming or persuasion
   - wangle [informal]

1. Achieve something by means of clever manipulation or persuasion
   "she wangled her way backstage to meet the performer";
   - manage
    
2. Tamper, with the purpose of deception
   "wangle the figures";
   - fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook [informal], misrepresent, spoof [informal]
    
3. Achieve something by means of clever manipulation or persuasion
   "She wangle her way onto the ship by impersonating a nurse";
   - finagle

Derived forms: wanglings

Type of: accomplish, achieve, attain, cheat, chisel [informal], contrivance, dodge [informal], reach, stratagem

Encyclopedia: Wangling, You County