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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wring•er /ˈrɪŋɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one that wrings.
- a machine or device for squeezing out liquid, as from wet clothing.
Idioms- Idioms put (someone) through the wringer, [put + object + through + the + ~] to force (someone) to undergo or go through a difficult or exhausting experience.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wring•er (ring′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that wrings.
- an apparatus or machine for squeezing liquid out of anything wet, as two rollers through which an article of wet clothing may be squeezed.
- a painful, difficult, or tiring experience;
ordeal (usually prec. by through the):His child's illness really put him through the wringer.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see wring, -er1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wringer /ˈrɪŋə/ n - another name for mangle2
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