to angle
- verb
- /ˈæŋɡəl/
- Informal
- Are you angling for a promotion at work by taking on extra projects?
Even in adulthood people are still angling to be the one that's picked.
- Even in adulthood people are still angling to be the one that's picked.
- Again, I can't fathom what promotion he's angling for here.
Examples
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Prue couldn't tell if the candidate was being sincere or simply angling for her vote.
Fiction book (2001) -
Seventh-graders angled for the chance to share a table with Vicki and Gretch.
Fiction book (1990) -
-What are you-- angling for some new shoes now?
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Are you angling for a present? - No.
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What are you angling for, a side bet?
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Are you angling for success?
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- Hey, fellas, I know you guys are angling for my job but-
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But I'm angling to get into heaven, so I suppose I'll have to forgive you.
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If you're angling for some kind of apology, I don't want an apology.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Ah, well--" Rebecca murmured, flustered, assuming he was angling to reduce the rent.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
To try to get information or praise by hinting
To try to get something by hinting rather than asking directly
Use clever or dishonest moves to get an advantage
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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A camera lens that shows more of a scene, makes near objects look bigger, and stretches edges
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The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
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The angle between a light ray and a line at a right angle to the surface where they meet
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The angle between a reflected light ray and a line at right angles to the surface where it hits
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A camera lens shows how much of a scene you can see, measured in degrees
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A common eye disease that slowly reduces side vision when eye fluid cannot drain
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A corner formed where two straight lines cross that is opposite another and equal
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A sudden eye condition when the colored part blocks fluid leaving the front of the eye, raising eye pressure quickly
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The smallest angle at which light hits a surface and is totally reflected inside a material
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A length of metal bent into an L shape used to support or join things like shelves
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The angle you turn a crystal so it looks darkest under polarized light
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The tilt of a line measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis
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The angle between a bent light ray and the line at right angles to the surface
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A sudden eye condition when the coloured part blocks fluid drainage, causing a rapid rise in pressure inside the eye
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A tool that holds wood or metal at different angles for cutting and drilling
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The turn between two edges that meet at a corner on a flat side of a 3D shape
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An angle outside a shape with straight sides made by a side and the next side extended
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The angle a crystal must be turned to look darkest under polarized light
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The angle between a spiral line and a line along the center of a cylinder or cone
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Weapons like mortars or cannons fire shells in a high, arching path to hit targets behind cover
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The angle between incoming light and a line at a right angle to the surface
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An inside corner of a shape that points inward more than a straight line
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The position of a point in a repeating wave shown as degrees from a fixed start
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The space at a corner where three or more flat faces of a solid meet
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An angle between two flat surfaces that meet and help show a molecule's shape
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A measure that shows how much space an object appears to take from a point in three dimensions
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The angle a camera lens shows of a scene that decides how much you can see
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The direction at which a radio signal comes to or leaves an antenna array, measured from the antenna's axis
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The direction from which ocean waves approach the shore, measured from the shoreline
How Indirect
Surface Forms
Etymology
Angle meaning 'to try to get something indirectly' comes from the fishing verb angle 'to fish', like 'fishing' for praise or help. That's why to 'angle' for something is to hint or use clever ways to get it.