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wring out

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Verb1.wring outwring out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"
squeeze out
extract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
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"Forgive me for being such a fool," she managed to wring out.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
The hurricane, with its power to madden the seas, to sink ships, to uproot trees, to overturn strong walls and dash the very birds of the air to the ground, had found this taciturn man in its path, and, doing its utmost, had managed to wring out a few words.
Typhoon by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Power, power was what I wanted then, sport was what I wanted, I wanted to wring out your tears, your humiliation, your hysteria--that was what I wanted then
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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