Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wangle
Participle: wangled
Gerund: wangling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wangle |
| you | wangle |
| he;she;it | wangles |
| we | wangle |
| you | wangle |
| they | wangle |
Perfect
| I | have wangled |
| you | have wangled |
| he;she;it | has wangled |
| we | have wangled |
| you | have wangled |
| they | have wangled |
Past
| I | wangled |
| you | wangled |
| he;she;it | wangled |
| we | wangled |
| you | wangled |
| they | wangled |
Pluperfect
| I | had wangled |
| you | had wangled |
| he;she;it | had wangled |
| we | had wangled |
| you | had wangled |
| they | had wangled |
Future
| I | will wangle |
| you | will wangle |
| he;she;it | will wangle |
| we | will wangle |
| you | will wangle |
| they | will wangle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wangled |
| you | will have wangled |
| he;she;it | will have wangled |
| we | will have wangled |
| you | will have wangled |
| they | will have wangled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wangle |
| you | wangle |
| he;she;it | wangle |
| we | wangle |
| you | wangle |
| they | wangle |
Perfect
| I | have wangled |
| you | have wangled |
| he;she;it | have wangled |
| we | have wangled |
| you | have wangled |
| they | have wangled |
Imperfect
| I | wangled |
| you | wangled |
| he;she;it | wangled |
| we | wangled |
| you | wangled |
| they | wangled |
Pluperfect
| I | had wangled |
| you | had wangled |
| he;she;it | had wangled |
| we | had wangled |
| you | had wangled |
| they | had wangled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wangle |
| you | would wangle |
| he;she;it | would wangle |
| we | would wangle |
| you | would wangle |
| they | would wangle |
Perfect
| I | would have wangled |
| you | would have wangled |
| he;she;it | would have wangled |
| we | would have wangled |
| you | would have wangled |
| they | would have wangled |
Imperative
| you | wangle |
| we | Let's wangle |
| you | wangle |
Verbs conjugated like 'wangle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'wangle'
angle,
bangle,
dangle,
fangle,
gangle,
jangle,
mangle,
rangle,
tangle,
twangle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Blend of wag + dangle, first attested 1810–1820. Alternatively, from an alteration of waggle or wankle.
Sample Sentences
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“My dear old lad,” he said, briskly, “this must be remedied! Oh, positively! This must be remedied at once! I suppose my things wouldn’t fit you? No. Well, I tell you what. We’ll wangle something from my father-in-law. [1920 March – 1921 February, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVIII, in Indiscretions of Archie, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published 1921, →OCLC:]
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After graduation, she was hired by United Press International, which on one memorable occasion sent her to cover a show by Elvis Presley in Detroit. She wangled an invitation to the singer’s hotel room, where one thing led to another. [2022 November 1, William Grimes, “Gael Greene, Who Shook Up Restaurant Reviewing, Dies at 88”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]
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It took some effort to wangle a last-minute meeting with the CEO.
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"[…] Well, as regards Mr. Carrados I have already arranged, as he suggests, to 'do something.'"
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"The deuce you have!" said Nickle, staring his curiosity. "How is it to be wangled?" [1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:]