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chisel vs wangle

wangle vs chisel

chisel and wangle both are nouns.

chisel and wangle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chisel Yes No Yes No
wangle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wangle is a hyponym of chisel; that is, wangle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chisel:
  • chisel: engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
  • wangle: tamper, with the purpose of deception
Other hyponyms of chisel include job, shark, rig, set up, cozen, crib, cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent.
chisel (noun) wangle (noun)
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
chisel (verb) wangle (verb)
carve with a chisel achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud tamper, with the purpose of deception
deprive somebody of something by deceit
Difference between chisel and wangle

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