ritselen — meaning in English

English meaning

• cadge verb To tie, fasten.
• finagle verb To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.
• rustle noun A soft, dry crackling sound, like leaves or paper moving.

Senses

ritselen is used for these senses in English:

• cadge (US, British, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
• finagle (transitive) To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.
• finagle (ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)
• rustle A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.
• rustle (ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.

cadge — full definition

1. verb To tie, fasten.
2. verb To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.

finagle — full definition

1. verb To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.
2. verb To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.
3. verb To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)

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