wrung

[ruhng]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of wring.

wrung

/ rʌŋ /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of wring

Other Word Forms

• unwrung adjective

Example Sentences

Others actively seek out practices where money buys the kind of timely, personalized, and coordinated care that has largely been wrung out of the U.S. healthcare system.

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Last year, theater owners and industry professionals wrung their hands as Memorial Day box office performance tanked.

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The discomfort wrung out by clashing sounds and uneven pitches can effectively convey moments of tension, distress or violence in an opera.

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The optimism is a far cry from earlier this year, when the industry collectively wrung its hands as the box office struggled to captivate audiences.

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The 46 inches of average annual rainfall in King County are wrung out to a mere eight in Yakima.

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