Meaning wring
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wringOld English wringan "press, strain, wring, twist" (class III strong verb; past tense wrang, past participle wrungen), from Proto-Germanic *wreng- (source also of Old English wringen "to [..]
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wringto make water come out of something, like wet clothes, by twisting and squeezing
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wring(n) a twisting squeeze(v) twist and press out of shape(v) twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish(v) obtain by coercion or intimidation(v) twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid [..]
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wringTo strain and deform by excessive stress.
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wring
To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out.
''You must wring your wet jeans before hanging them out to dry.''
* Bible, Judg. vi. 38
*: He rose up early on the morrow, and thrust th [..]
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