wangling
present participle ofwangle
| 单词 | wangling |
| 释义 | wangling present participle ofwangle wangle verb[T] informaluk/ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/tosucceedin getting or doing something bypersuadingsomeone or by beingcleverin some way: I'll be sojealousif youmanageto wangle aninvitationto hishouse. He's only been here twomonthsand already he'smanagedto wanglehis way intothebiggestpropertycompanyin thecapital. If I canthinkof someexcuseto wanglemy way out ofgoingtonightI will do! Synonym finagleUS Getting, receiving and accepting
Examplesofwanglingwangling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Is not there a bit ofwanglingnow? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have paid two visits there, and it is impossible to speak too harshly about the lobbying and "wangling" that goes on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are informed by our experts that if we back dated the increase to a certain time there would be a great deal ofwangling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone knows that they contribute to overtimewangling, to absenteeism, and to other disruptions of industrial efficiency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The question of leaving it to people's conscience was not suggested in regard towangling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The sentence merely suggests thatwanglingwill go on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The coalowners have been deliberatelywanglingtheir accounts in order to hide their real financial state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it by public examination or bywangling; which of the recognised methods is it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is high time this nonsense aboutwangling, or the suggestion that prices have not been properly assessed by qualified accountants, ceased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe for a moment that there is anywanglingat all, but a doctor has to know how to deal with cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This "wangling" is largely a slogan and a fiction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, he has succeeded in "wangling" the law, as regards a year's continuance of this legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If they can wangle that, what can stop themwanglingunder "working conditions" virtually anything that they want to bring in? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot see that there would be morewanglingunder the one system than there is under the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the second place, there will bewanglingbetween myself and the members of some other party. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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