Rangle vs Wangle - What's the difference?
rangle | wangle |
(obsolete, dialect, UK) To range about in an irregular manner.
To obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods.
* "if a country such as China decided to wangle various concessions out of the US government" [http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/21941.html]
To falsify, as records.
To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.
* "manages to wangle his way into the investigation team" [http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/1/28/movies/16676327&sec=movies]
As verbs the difference between rangle and wangle
is that rangle is to range about in an irregular manner while wangle is to obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods.As a noun wangle is
the act of wangling.rangle
English
Verb
(rangl)- (Halliwell)