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Wangle vs Bangle - What's the difference?

wangle | bangle |

As verbs the difference between wangle and bangle

is that wangle is to obtain through manipulative or deceitful methods while bangle is (obsolete) to waste, fritter (away).

As nouns the difference between wangle and bangle

is that wangle is the act of wangling while bangle is a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.

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

    bangle

    English

    Etymology 1

    (wikipedia bangle) From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
  • * 1919 ,
    • Mrs. MacAndrew smoothed down the lap of her gown, and gold bangles fell over her wrists.

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (bangl)
  • (obsolete) To waste, fritter (away).
  • *, New York Review Books 2001, p.273:
    • Thus betwixt hope and fear, suspicions, angersbetwixt falling in, falling out, etc., we bangle away our best days, befool out our times […].

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