wring

R0251300 (rĭng)tr.v. wrung (rŭng), wring·ing, wrings 1. a. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out: wring out a wet towel.b. To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out: wrung the water out of my bathing suit.2. To wrench or twist forcibly or painfully: wring the neck of a chicken.3. a. To clasp and twist or squeeze (one's hands), as in distress.b. To clasp firmly and shake (another's hand), as in congratulation.4. To cause distress to; affect with painful emotion: a tale that wrings the heart.5. To obtain or extract by applying force or pressure: wrung the truth out of the recalcitrant witness.n. The act or an instance of wringing.

[Middle English wringen, from Old English wringan; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

wring

(rɪŋ) vb, wrings, wringing or wrung1. (often foll by out) to twist and compress to squeeze (a liquid) from (cloth, etc)2. (tr) to twist forcibly: wring its neck. 3. (tr) to clasp and twist (one's hands), esp in anguish4. (tr) to distress: wring one's heart. 5. (tr) to grip (someone's hand) vigorously in greeting6. (tr) to obtain by or as if by forceful means: wring information out of. 7. (intr) to writhe with or as if with pain8. wringing wet soaking; drenchednan act or the process of wringing[Old English wringan; related to Old High German ringan (German wringen), Gothic wrungō snare. See wrangle, wrong]

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v. wrung, wring•ing, v.t. 1. to twist forcibly: She wrung the chicken's neck. 2. to twist or compress in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out): to wring out a washcloth. 3. to extract by or as if by twisting or compression: to wring a confession from a spy. 4. to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting or compressing action. 5. to clasp tightly, usu. with twisting: to wring one's hands in pain. v.i. 6. to writhe, as in anguish. n. 7. a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze. [before 900; Middle English; Old English wringan, c. Old Saxon wringan]

wring

Past participle: wrung
Gerund: wringing

Imperative
wring
wring

Present
I wring
you wring
he/she/it wrings
we wring
you wring
they wring

Preterite
I wrung
you wrung
he/she/it wrung
we wrung
you wrung
they wrung

Present Continuous
I am wringing
you are wringing
he/she/it is wringing
we are wringing
you are wringing
they are wringing

Present Perfect
I have wrung
you have wrung
he/she/it has wrung
we have wrung
you have wrung
they have wrung

Past Continuous
I was wringing
you were wringing
he/she/it was wringing
we were wringing
you were wringing
they were wringing

Past Perfect
I had wrung
you had wrung
he/she/it had wrung
we had wrung
you had wrung
they had wrung

Future
I will wring
you will wring
he/she/it will wring
we will wring
you will wring
they will wring

Future Perfect
I will have wrung
you will have wrung
he/she/it will have wrung
we will have wrung
you will have wrung
they will have wrung

Future Continuous
I will be wringing
you will be wringing
he/she/it will be wringing
we will be wringing
you will be wringing
they will be wringing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wringing
you have been wringing
he/she/it has been wringing
we have been wringing
you have been wringing
they have been wringing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wringing
you will have been wringing
he/she/it will have been wringing
we will have been wringing
you will have been wringing
they will have been wringing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wringing
you had been wringing
he/she/it had been wringing
we had been wringing
you had been wringing
they had been wringing

Conditional
I would wring
you would wring
he/she/it would wring
we would wring
you would wring
they would wring

Past Conditional
I would have wrung
you would have wrung
he/she/it would have wrung
we would have wrung
you would have wrung
they would have wrung

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wring - a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"squeezemotion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Verb	1.	wring - twist and press out of shapecontort, deform, distortmorph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
	2.	wring - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"wrenchdistort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shapewring out, squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"
	3.	wring - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"extort, gouge, rack, squeezefleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable pricebleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
	4.	wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shapemash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

wring

verb twist, force, squeeze, extract, screw, wrench, coerce, wrest, extort He hoped to put pressure on the British and wring concessions from them.

wring

verb1. To alter the position of by a sharp, forcible twisting or turning movement:wrench, wrest.2. To obtain by coercion or intimidation:exact, extort, squeeze, wrench, wrest.Slang: shake down.

Translations

拧干握紧又松开双手

wring

(riŋ) – past tense, past participle wrung (raŋ) – verb1. to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure. He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.拧干2. to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc. （因绝望或恐惧等）握紧又松开双手 ˈwringer noun a machine for forcing water from wet clothes. 甩干机wringing wet soaked through. The clothes are wringing wet; wringing-wet clothes.湿得可拧出水来的

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wring (one's) hands

To display one's worries about something but not act to address it. We must not just wring our hands about this famine. We must act to help those who are starving.See also: hand, wring

wring (one's) neck

To strangle someone. The phrase is used as a threat, but never refers to actually strangling someone. I'll wring your neck the next time you talk to me like that, you hear me? That's the second time this week he's eaten my lunch. I ought to wring his neck!See also: neck, wring

wring (something) out of (someone or something)

1. Literally, to squeeze or twist wet fabric in an attempt to dry it. Be sure to wring the excess water out of that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline.2. By extension, to pressure or otherwise convince someone to do what one wants. That guy's easily intimidated, so I'm confident you'll be able to wring some details out of him.See also: of, out, wring

be wringing (one's) hands

To be displaying one's worries about something (without acting to address it). You're wringing your hands about this when you should be taking some action to stop it.See also: hand, wring

wring (one's) withers

To force an emotional or conscientious response from someone. Another film blatantly crafted to wring our withers ahead of awards season, its heavy-handed stance on morality and conscience end up coming off as cheap and cynical.See also: withers, wring

wring (something) from (someone or something)

1. To remove excess liquid from wet material in an attempt by twisting or squeezing it. Be sure to wring the excess water from that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. She wrung the oil from the cloth into a bucket before trying to wipe some more up off the floor.2. To apply pressure or force to convince or compel someone to give one what one wants. The guy's easily intimidated, so just threaten him for a while and you'll be able to wring some answers from him. They've been using blackmail to wring money from me for years.See also: wring

wring out

1. To squeeze or twist wet material in an attempt to dry it or remove excess liquid. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wring" and "out." The washing machine isn't draining properly, so be sure to wring everything out before you hang it up. I'll have to wring out my hair after that rain storm!2. To remove excess liquid from wet material in an attempt by twisting or squeezing it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wring" and "out." Be sure to wring the excess water out of that blanket before you hang it on the clothesline. She wrung the oil out of the cloth into a bucket before trying to wipe some more up off the floor.3. To apply pressure or force to convince or compel someone to give one what one wants. A noun or pronoun is used between "wring" and "out." The guy's easily intimidated, so just threaten him for a while and you'll be able to wring some answers out of him. They've been using blackmail to wring money out of me for years.See also: out, wring

wring something from something

and wring something out of somethingto remove liquid from something by squeezing or twisting. She wrung the water from the cloth and wiped up the rest of the spill. Alice wrung the water out of the washcloth.See also: wring

wring something out

to squeeze or twist something dry of liquid. He wrung the rag out and wiped up more of the spilled milk. Liz wrung out the rag and wiped up more of the spilled milk.See also: out, wring

wring something out of someone

to pressure someone into telling something. The police will wring the truth out of her. After a lot of questioning, they wrung the information out of Fred.See also: of, out, wring

be wringing your hands

COMMON If someone is wringing their hands, they are expressing sadness or regret about a bad situation, but are not taking any action to deal with it. He accused the Government of wringing its hands and doing nothing as the country's jobless figures increased. Note: When someone behaves like this, you can call it hand-wringing or wringing of hands. Condolences and hand-wringing are not enough. I expect there'll be shock, horror and wringing of hands. Note: This expression is used to show disapproval. Note: If you wring something, you squeeze or twist it. See also: hand, wring

wring someone's neck

INFORMALIf you say that you would like to wring someone's neck you mean that you are very angry with them. I'll wring his neck if I catch him! I could wring her neck the way I'm feeling at the moment. Note: To wring something means to twist it and squeeze it. See also: neck, wring

wring someone's withers

stir someone's emotions or conscience. This phrase is taken from Hamlet. In the play-within-the-play scene, Hamlet remarks ironically that there is no need for King Claudius, his usurping uncle, to feel troubled by the plot, remarking: ‘let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung’. The withers are the bony ridge between the shoulders of a horse which is liable to be chafed by an ill-fitting saddle.See also: withers, wring

wring your hands

show great distress.See also: hand, wring

ˌwring your ˈhands

twist and rub your hands together because you are very worried, upset or anxious: He stood there, wringing his hands in despair. ♢ It’s no use just wringing our hands — we must do something. ▶ ˈhand-wringing noun: No amount of hand-wringing can change the situation.See also: hand, wring

ˌwring somebody’s ˈneck

(spoken, informal) used as an expression of anger or as a threat: If I find the person who did this, I’ll wring his neck!If you wring a bird’s neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird.See also: neck, wring

wring from

v.1. To extract some liquid by twisting and compressing something: I wrung the water from the cloth and laid it out to dry.2. To obtain or extract some information by applying force or pressure to someone: My mother finally wrung the truth from us, and we told her everything.See also: wring

wring out

v.1. To twist, squeeze, or compress something, especially so as to extract liquid: I wrung out the wet towel. Wring the clothes out before you hang them on the line.2. To extract some liquid by twisting or compressing something: Wring out the suds from the dishcloth when you're done washing the dishes. She twisted her hair to wring the rain out of it.3. To obtain or extract some information by applying force or pressure to someone; extort something from someone: We can wring out the story from him if we question him long enough. The prosecutor wrung the truth out of the reluctant witness.See also: out, wring

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wring (one's) hands

wring (one's) neck

wring (something) out of (someone or something)

be wringing (one's) hands

wring (one's) withers

wring (something) from (someone or something)

wring out

wring something from something

wring something out

wring something out of someone

be wringing your hands

wring someone's neck

wring someone's withers

wring your hands

ˌwring your ˈhands

ˌwring somebody’s ˈneck

wring from

wring out

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verb twist

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verb to alter the position of by a sharp, forcible twisting or turning movement

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verb to obtain by coercion or intimidation

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noun a twisting squeeze

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verb twist and press out of shape

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verb twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish

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verb obtain by coercion or intimidation

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verb twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid

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