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Waggle vs Wangle - What's the difference?

waggle | wangle |

In lang=en terms the difference between waggle and wangle

is that waggle is to reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle while wangle is to achieve through contrivance or cajolery.

As verbs the difference between waggle and wangle

is that waggle is to move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble while wangle is to obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods.

As nouns the difference between waggle and wangle

is that waggle is a wobbling motion while wangle is the act of wangling.

waggle

English

Verb

(waggl)
  • To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
  • * 1908:
  • The Mole waggled his toes from sheer happiness, spread his chest with a sigh of full contentment, and leaned back blissfully into the soft cushions.
  • To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a wagging motion; to waddle.
  • * L'Estrange
  • Why do you go nodding and waggling so?

    Derived terms

    * joystick waggler * waggle dance * waggly * waggler * woggle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a wobbling motion
  • English frequentative verbs

    wangle

    English

    Verb

    (wangl)
  • 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]
  • Derived terms

    * wangler

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of wangling
  • See also

    * wrangle