wringing

wring

 (rĭng)

tr.v. wrung (rŭng), wring·ing, wrings

1.

a. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out: wring out a wet towel.

b. To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out: wrung the water out of my bathing suit.

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

3.

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

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

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

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

n.

The act or an instance of wringing.

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

wringing

(ˈrɪŋɪŋ) ;

wringing wet

adj

extremely wet

Translations

отжимание

wringing

[ˈrɪŋɪŋ] ADJ (also wringing wet) → empapado

wringing

[ˈrɪŋɪŋ] adj (also wringing wet) → tout mouillé(e), trempé(e)

wringing

adj (also wringing wet) → tropfnass; person also → patschnass (inf)

wringing

[ˈrɪŋɪŋ] adj (also wringing wet) → bagnato/a fradicio/a