wangleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (without æ-raising) IPA: /ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/
  • • (æ-raising) IPA: /ˈweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/, /ˈwɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/
• 韻: -æŋɡəl
• ハイフネーション: wan‧gle

動詞

wangle (third-person singular simple present wangles, present participle wangling, simple past and past participle wangled)

1. (transitive) To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.

   Synonyms: fainaigue, finagle

   • 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:

     “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.

   • 2022 November 1, William Grimes, “Gael Greene, Who Shook Up Restaurant Reviewing, Dies at 88”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     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.

2. (transitive) To falsify, as records.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

3. (intransitive) To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.

   He tried to wangle an extra ticket to the concert, but it was sold out.

   She managed to wangle an invitation to the exclusive event.

   It took some effort to wangle a last-minute meeting with the CEO.

派生語

名詞

wangle (plural wangles)

1. The act of wangling

参考

• finagle
• wrangle