If you wangle something that you want, you manage to get it by being clever or persuading someone. We managed to wangle a few days' leave He had wangled his way into the country without a visa I asked the Captain to wangle us three tickets to Athens Amanda had wangled a job for Robyn with the council. to get something, or arrange for something to happen, by cleverly persuading or tricking someone wangle sth (out of sb) (Perhaps from waggle)