wring
verb /rɪŋ/
/rɪŋ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they wring | /rɪŋ/ /rɪŋ/ |
| he / she / it wrings | /rɪŋz/ /rɪŋz/ |
| past simple wrung | /rʌŋ/ /rʌŋ/ |
| past participle wrung | /rʌŋ/ /rʌŋ/ |
| -ing form wringing | /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/ |
- wring something (out) to twist and squeeze wet clothes, etc. in order to get the water out of them
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- gnarled
- gnash
- gnat
- gnaw
- gnome
- haute cuisine
- heir
- herb
- honour
- hors d’oeuvre
- hour
- knack
- knee
- kneel
- knife
- knight
- knit
- knob
- knock
- knot
- know
- knuckle
- psalm
- psephology
- psychic
- ptarmigan
- pterodactyl
- psychology
- wrangle
- wrap
- wreath
- wreck
- wrench
- wrestle
- wriggle
- wring
- write
- wrong
- bomb
- climb
- crumb
- doubt
- lamb
- limb
- ascent
- fascinate
- muscle
- scene
- scissors
- height
- right
- sleigh
- weight
- align
- campaign
- design
- foreign
- malign
- reign
- unfeigned
- balmy
- calm
- calf
- half
- yolk
- autumn
- column
- condemn
- damn
- hymn
- solemn
- bristle
- fasten
- listen
- mortgage
- soften
- thistle
- wrestle
- biscuit
- build
- circuit
- disguise
- guilty
- league
- rogue
- vague
- yacht
- answer
- sword
- two
Word OriginOld English wringan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wringen, also to wrong.
Idioms
wring somebody’s hand
- to press somebody’s hand very hard when you shake hands
wring your hands
- to hold your hands together, and twist and press them together in a way that shows you are anxious or upset, especially when you cannot change the situation see also hand-wringing
wring somebody’s neck
- (informal) when you say that you will wring somebody’s neck, you mean that you are very angry or annoyed with them
- When he was late again I wanted to wring his neck.