fangle

Meanings

• Verb

  To manipulate or deal with something in a cunning or deceitful way.

  - "He fangled the contract to his advantage."
  - "She fangled her way into the exclusive club."

• Verb

  To shape or form something in an intricate or complicated way.

  - "The artist fangled the clay into an intricate sculpture."
  - "The mechanic fangled the engine to make it run more efficiently."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fangle
angle , tangle , pangle , mangle

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Variants

List of all variants of fangle that leads to same result
finagle , finagled , finagler , finaglers , finagles , finagling

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to handle, manage, or control', from the Old Norse word 'fang' meaning 'catch' or 'grasp'. The modern sense of the word likely comes from the idea of cunningly manipulating or controlling something.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'fangle' is not commonly used in everyday language, and is more often found in literary or archaic contexts.

2. The word 'fangle' is related to the Old Norse word 'fang', which means 'catch' or 'grasp'.

3. The verb 'fangle' is often used to describe cunning or deceitful behavior, but it can also refer to the act of shaping or forming something in a complex or intricate way.

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Related Concepts

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1. manipulation: The act of controlling or influencing something, often in a cunning or deceitful way.

2. cunning: The ability to use one's intelligence and resourcefulness to achieve one's goals, often in a clever or deceitful way.

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Culture

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The word 'fangle' has been used in various forms of literature, particularly in the context of cunning or deceitful behavior. For example, in Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale', the character Leontes uses the word to describe his wife Hermione's supposed infidelity: 'I'll fangle it, or frame it in some strange and tortuous manner.'

How to Memorize "fangle"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of manipulating or shaping something with your hands, as if you were actually fangling it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fangle' with the idea of cunning or deceitful behavior, and remember that it means to manipulate or shape something in a complex or intricate way.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by associating the word 'fangle' with a memorable phrase or image, such as 'Fangling is a crafty way to shape things.' or 'Fangle: Fancy and Artful Manipulation of Things'.

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