To pronounce "finagle", say FIN-agl-e — 3 syllables, IPA /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/
IPA
"finagle" has 3 syllables: fin-agl-e. It rhymes with bagel and plagal, if that helps it stick.
verb
“finagle a day off work”
“finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Finagle" has 3 syllables: fin · agl · e.
The IPA transcription of "finagle" is /fɪˈneɪ.ɡəl/.
Finagle: To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.
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