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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wrung /rʌŋ/USA pronunciation v. - pt. and pp. of wring.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wrung (rung),USA pronunciation v. - pt. and pp. of wring.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wrung /rʌŋ/ vb - the past tense and past participle of wring
wring /rɪŋ/USA pronunciation v., wrung /rʌŋ/USA pronunciation wring•ing. - to twist with force:[~ + object]The bully wrung the boy's arm.
- to twist, squeeze, or compress (something) in order to force out (a liquid): [~ (+ out) + object]to wring (out) the wet washcloth; to wring (out) the water from the wet washcloth.[~ + object (+ out)]to wring the washcloth (out); to wring the water (out of) the wet washcloth.
- to force out as if by squeezing:[~ + object + out of + object]They captured the spy and wrung the secret password out of him.
- to hold or clasp tightly, usually with a twisting motion:[~ + object]She wrung her hands in anguish.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wring (ring),USA pronunciation v., wrung, wring•ing, n. v.t. - to twist forcibly:He wrung the chicken's neck.
- to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out):to wring clothes.
- to extract or expel by twisting or compression (usually fol. by out or from).
- to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting or compressing action.
- to clasp tightly with or without twisting:to wring one's hands in pain.
- to force (usually fol. by off) by twisting.
- to extract or get by forceful effort or means (often fol. by out).
v.i. - to perform the action of wringing something.
- to writhe, as in anguish.
n. - a wringing;
forcible twist or squeeze.
- bef. 900; Middle English wringen, Old English wringan; cognate with German ringen to wrestle
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wring /rɪŋ/ vb (wrings, wringing, wrung)- (often followed by out) to twist and compress to squeeze (a liquid) from (cloth, etc)
- (transitive) to twist forcibly: wring its neck
- (transitive) to clasp and twist (one's hands), esp in anguish
- (transitive) to distress: wring one's heart
- (transitive) to grip (someone's hand) vigorously in greeting
- (transitive) to obtain by or as if by forceful means: wring information out of
- (intransitive) to writhe with or as if with pain
- wringing wet ⇒ soaking; drenched
n - an act or the process of wringing
Etymology: Old English wringan; related to Old High German ringan (German wringen), Gothic wrungō snare. See wrangle, wrong |