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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

Verb

[wringing, wrung]

1. Also: (wring out) to squeeze water from (a cloth or clothing) by twisting it tightly

2. to twist (a neck) violently

3. to clasp and twist (one's hands) in anguish

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

5. to obtain by forceful means: to wring concessions from the army

6. wring someone's heart to make someone feel sorrow or pity [Old English wringan]

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

Translations

wring [pt, pp wrung] [rɪŋ, rʌŋ] vt → torcer, retorcer [+ wet clothes]; escurrir;

(fig): to wring sth out of sb → sacar algo por la fuerza a algn

wring [wrung , pt, pp ] [rɪŋ, rʌŋ] vt → tordre [+ wet clothes]; essorer (fig);

to wring sth out of → arracher qch à

wring [rɪŋ] [wrung , pt, pp ] vt [+ wet clothes] → auswringen [+ hands]; wringen [+ neck]; umdrehen;

to wring sth out of sth/sb (fig) → etw/jdm etw abringen

wring [pt wrung, pp ] [rɪŋ, rʌŋ] vt → torcere [+ wet clothes]; strizzare;

(fig): to wring sth out of → strappare qc a

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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 짜다; 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(幹) 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·공포 등으로) 손을 꼭 쥐다 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 扭手 ламати собі руки تکلیف میں ہاتھ ملنا vò đầu bứt tay 扭手

n ˈwringer

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 kuivaustelat essoreuse מִתקָן סְחִיטָה गीले कपड़े से पानी निचोड़ने की मशीन iscjeđivač facsarógép mesin pemeras þvottavinda asciugatrice 絞り機 (세탁기 등의) 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 甩幹機 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 짤 정도로 속속들이 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 濕得可擰出水來的 мокрий, хоч віджимай نچوڑنے کے قابل ướt sũng 湿得可拧出水来的