wring

wring  (rng)

v. wrung (rng), wring·ing, wrings

v.tr.

1. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out.

2. To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out.

3. To wrench or twist forcibly or painfully: wring the neck of a chicken.

4. To clasp and twist or squeeze (one's hands), as in distress.

5. To clasp firmly and shake (another's hand), as in congratulation.

6. To cause distress to; affect with painful emotion: a tale that wrings the heart.

7. To obtain or extract by applying force or pressure: wrung the truth out of the recalcitrant witness.

v.intr.

To writhe or squirm, as in pain.

n.

The act or an instance of wringing; a squeeze or twist.

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[Middle English wringen, from Old English wringan; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wring [rɪŋ]

vb wrings, wringing, wrung

1. (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 anguish

4. (tr) to distress wring one's heart

5. (tr) to grip (someone's hand) vigorously in greeting

6. (tr) to obtain by or as if by forceful means wring information out of

7. (intr) to writhe with or as if with pain

wringing wet soaking; drenched

n

an act or the process of wringing

[Old English wringan; related to Old High German ringan (German wringen), Gothic wrungō snare. See wrangle, wrong]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wring - a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" squeeze motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Verb	1.	wring - twist and press out of shape contort, deform, distort morph - 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" wrench distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape wring 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, squeeze fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable price bleed - 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 shape mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

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wring

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

Translations

wring [rɪŋ] (wrung (pt, pp))

A. VT

1. (also wring out) [+ clothes, washing] → escurrir

2. (= twist) → torcer, retorcer
I'll wring your neck for that! → ¡te voy a retorcer el pescuezo!
she wrung my hand → me dio un apretón de manos
to wring one's hands (in distress) → retorcerse las manos

3. (fig) eventually we wrung the truth out of them → al final les sacamos la verdad
to wring money out of sb → sacar dinero a algn

B. N to give the clothes a wring → escurrir la ropa

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wring [ˈrɪŋ] [wrung] (pt, pp) vt

[+ bird's neck] → tordre
to wring one's hands (lit) → se tordre les mains (fig) → se tordre les mains de désespoir
to wring sb's neck → tordre le cou à qn

(also wring out) [+ wet clothes, towel] → essorer

(= obtain through pressure) to wring sth out of sb → arracher qch à qn

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wring vb: pret, ptp <wrung>

vt

(also wring out) clothes, wet rag etc → auswringen, auswinden; to wring water out of clothes → (nasse) Kleider auswringen or auswinden; “do not wring” (on washing instructions) → nicht wringen

hands (in distress) → ringen; to wring a duck’s neck → einer Ente (dat) → den Hals umdrehen; I could have wrung his neck → ich hätte ihm den Hals or den Kragen (inf) → umdrehen können; he wrung my hand → er schüttelte mir (kräftig) die Hand; to wring somebody’s heart → jdm in der Seele wehtun

(= extract) to wring something out of or from somebody → etw aus jdm herausquetschen, jdm etw abringen

n to give clothes a wring → Kleider auswringen or auswinden

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wring [rɪŋ] (wrung (pt, pp)) vt

a. (also wring out) (wet clothes) → strizzare

b. (twist) → torcere
I'll wring your neck! (fam) → ti torco il collo!
she wrung my hand → mi strinse forte la mano
to wring one's hands (fig) (in distress) → torcersi le mani
to wring sb's heart (fig) → stringere il cuore a qn

c. (also wring out) (confession, truth, money) → estorcere

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wring [rɪŋ] (wrung (pt, pp)) vt

a. (also wring out) (wet clothes) → strizzare

b. (twist) → torcere
I'll wring your neck! (fam) → ti torco il collo!
she wrung my hand → mi strinse forte la mano
to wring one's hands (fig) (in distress) → torcersi le mani
to wring sb's heart (fig) → stringere il cuore a qn

c. (also wring out) (confession, truth, money) → estorcere

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wring

v wring [riŋ]

1 to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt. wring, uitwring يَعْصُر изстисквам (vy)ždímat vride wringen στύβω torcer, retorcer väänama چلاندن؛ پیچاندن vääntää kuivaksi essorer לִסחוֹט निचोड़ना iscijediti kicsavar memeras vinda, kreista strizzare 絞る 세게 비틀다 išgręžti izgriezt (ūdeni) memerah; memulas uitwringen vri, presse (ut) wykręcać torcer a stoarce выжимать (vy)žmýkať ožeti iscediti vrida (krama) ur บีบ sıkmak 擰乾 віджимати, викручувати دبانا یا نچوڑنا vắt 拧（干）

2 to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc. wring يَلْوي يَدَيْه من الألَم кълча lomit (rukama) vride sine hænder ringen σφίγγω και ξεσφίγγω (π.χ. τα χέρια μου) retorcerse las manos (käsi) ringutama فشردن väännellä (se) tordre les mains (de désespoir) לִפכּוֹר יָדָיִים हाथ मलना izvijati, lomiti kezét tördeli meremas-remas jari núa hendurnar torcere 強くもむ (절망, 두려움 때문에) 손을 움켜쥐다 grąžyti lauzīt (rokas) meramas wringen vri/knuge hendene sine załamywać (ręce) torcer a(-şi) frânge mâinile (de dispe­rare) сжимать и разжимать (свои) руки zalamovať (rukami) viti (roke) kršiti vrida ยึดด้วยมือ (ellerini) oğuşturmak (因絕望或恐懼等)握緊又鬆開雙手 ламати собі руки تکلیف میں ہاتھ ملنا vò đầu bứt tay 扭手

n wringer

a machine for forcing water from wet clothes. wringer عَصّارَه، آلَه لِعَصْر الغَسيل преса за изцеждане на пране ždímačka vridemaskine die Schleuder στύφτης escurridor pesuväänamisrull آب چلان؛ تاب دهندن mankeli essoreuse מִתקָן סְחִיטָה गीले कपड़े से पानी निचोड़ने की मशीन iscjeđivač facsarógép mesin pemeras þvottavinda asciugatrice 絞り機 짜는 기계 gręžimo mašina veļas izgriežamais [] mesin pemerah; mesin pengering wringer vrimaskin wyżymaczka máquina para torcer roupa storcător пресс для отжимания белья žmýkačka ožemalnik mašina za ceđenje mangel, vridmaskin เครื่องบิด kurutucu 脫水機 машина для віджимання білизни گیلے کپڑوں سے پانی نچوڑنے والی مشین máy vắt 甩干机

wringing wet

soaked through The clothes are wringing wet; wringing-wet clothes. sopnat, druipnat مُبَلَّلة جدا، مليئَةٌ بالعُصارَه подгизнал promočený drivende våd klatschnaß εντελώς βρεγμένος empapado läbimärg خیس läpimärkä trempé רָטוּב לַחֲלוּטִין गीला potpuno mokar csuromvizes basah kuyup rennandi blautur bagnato fradicio ずぶぬれの 흠뻑 젖은 kiaurai permirkęs izmircis cauri; (mitruma) piesūcies basah kuyup drijfnat drivvåt, dyvåt przemoczny do nitki ensopado ud мокрый, хоть выжми premočený premočen natopljen genomvåt ที่เปียกโชก sırılsıklam 濕透的 мокрий, хоч віджимай نچوڑنے کے قابل ướt sũng 湿得可拧出水来的