wring
verb (used with object)
to twist forcibly.
have wrung
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present perfectof wring.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The clouds are expected to have wrung out all their moisture by the evening before clearing overnight.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
For years, publishing executives have wrung their hands over the problem of “discovery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
It’s also home to all 10 curling athletes for Team Great Britain, and where one gold medal match might have wrung some fun, they got two.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2022
I also suspect that Johnson might have wrung more pathos from her material by giving us direct access to Frank’s inner life.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2016
That loving heart! how stern a sense of duty must have wrung it before she was willing to open that record!
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
