Definitions for wringrɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wringrɪŋ(v.)wrung; wring•ing
(v.t.)to twist forcibly:
She wrung the chicken's neck.
to twist or compress in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out):
to wring out a washcloth.
to extract by or as if by twisting or compression:
to wring a confession from a spy.
to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting or compressing action.
to clasp tightly, usu. with twisting:
to wring one's hands in pain.
(v.i.)to writhe, as in anguish.
(n.)a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
Origin of wring:
bef. 900; ME; OE wringan, c. OS wringan
Princeton's WordNet
squeeze, wring(verb)
a twisting squeeze
"gave the wet cloth a wring"
contort, deform, distort, wring(verb)
twist and press out of shape
wring, wrench(verb)
twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
"Wring one's hand"
extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring(verb)
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"
wring(verb)
twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
"wring the towels"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
wring(verb)ɪŋ
to twist to make water come out
He wrung out the shirt and hung it up.
Wiktionary
wring(Verb)
To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out.
You must wring your wet jeans before hanging them out to dry.
wring(Verb)
To obtain by force.
The police said they would wring the truth out of that heinous criminal.
wring(Verb)
To hold tightly and press or twist.
Webster Dictionary
Wring(verb)
to twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence; to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes in washing
Wring(verb)
hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture
Wring(verb)
to distort; to pervert; to wrest
Wring(verb)
to extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually with out or form
Wring(verb)
to subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order to enforce compliance
Wring(verb)
to bend or strain out of its position; as, to wring a mast
Wring(verb)
to writhe; to twist, as with anguish
Wring(noun)
a writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping
Translations for wring
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
wring(verb)
to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure
He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt.
- wring, uitwringAfrikaans
- يَعْصُرArabic
- изстисквамBulgarian
- torcerPortuguese (BR)
- (vy)ždímatCzech
- wringenGerman
- vrideDanish
- στύβωGreek
- torcer, retorcerSpanish
- vänamaEstonian
- چلاندن؛ پیچاندنFarsi
- vääntää kuivaksiFinnish
- essorerFrench
- לִסחוֹטHebrew
- निचोड़नाHindi
- iscijeditiCroatian
- kicsavarHungarian
- memerasIndonesian
- vinda, kreistaIcelandic
- strizzareItalian
- 絞るJapanese
- 세게 비틀다Korean
- išgręžtiLithuanian
- izgriezt (ūdeni)Latvian
- memerah; memulasMalay
- uitwringenDutch
- vri, presse (ut)Norwegian
- wykręcaćPolish
- چلاندن؛ پیچاندنPersian
- نښتېحل، پېچل، تاوول: په زور لاس ته راوړلPashto
- torcerPortuguese
- a stoarceRomanian
- выжиматьRussian
- (vy)žmýkaťSlovak
- ožetiSlovenian
- isceditiSerbian
- vrida (krama) urSwedish
- บีบThai
- sıkmakTurkish
- 擰乾Chinese (Trad.)
- віджимати, викручуватиUkrainian
- دبانا یا نچوڑناUrdu
- vắtVietnamese
- 拧干Chinese (Simp.)
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