verb
- to obtain something by using clever or devious methods
Usage: informal
Examples
- She always wangles her way out of doing chores.
- He wangles free tickets to concerts through his connections.
- The student wangles extra time on assignments by charming the teacher.
- They wangled a discount by complaining about the service.
- She wangles invitations to exclusive parties.
- He wangles his schedule to avoid early morning classes.