Definition of Finagling

1. Verb. (present participle of finagle) ¹

2. Noun. the act of cheating or swindling ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Finagling

1. finagle [v] - See also: finagle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Finagling

fin-de-siecle
fin-foot
fin-footed
fin-toed
fin de siecle
fin de siècle
fin keel
fin whale
fin whales
finable
finagle
finagled
finagler
finaglers
finagles
finagling (current term)
finaglings
final
final account
final approach
final curtain
final cut
final decision
final decree
final drive
final drives
final exam
final examination
final examinations
final exams

Literary usage of Finagling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Joseph Hume by Ronald K. Huch, Paul R. Ziegler (1985)
"The Scotsman, so long a critic of government finagling and mismanagement, made a rather spectacular target. The Times described in detail how this "able ..."

2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading and Project-Based Mechanisms: Proceedings by OECD Staff (2004)
"If emissions finagling takes place in countries with relatively solid legal systems like the United States and the United Kingdom. it would be foolish to ..."

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