Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Blend of wag + dangle, first attested 1810–1820. Alternatively, from an alteration of waggle or wankle.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wangles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Blend of wag + dangle, first attested 1810–1820. Alternatively, from an alteration of waggle or wankle.
“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:
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:
It took some effort to wangle a last-minute meeting with the CEO.
"[…] Well, as regards Mr. Carrados I have already arranged, as he suggests, to 'do something.'" "The deuce you have!" said Nickle, staring his curiosity. "How is it to be wangled?"1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wangles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| wangled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| wangled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| wangling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
pl podlizywać się (achieve through contrivance or cajolery) · ru ухитри́ться (achieve through contrivance or cajolery) · cs schrastit (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · bg изкрънквам (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · fr resquiller (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · cs vymámit (podloudně) (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · pl kombinować (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · hu umbuldázik (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · cs sehnat (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · pl podlizać się (achieve through contrivance or cajolery) · es agenciarse (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · bg постигам с хитрост (achieve through contrivance or cajolery) · ru выу́живать (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · pl skombinować (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · fr truander (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods) · fr carotter (obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods)