wrest
verb (used with object)
to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
is wresting
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present progressiveof wrest (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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High on his list for a second term, he said, is wresting control of the Newark school system from the state.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2010
Harry Walton was the oldest son of a poor New Hampshire farmer, who found great difficulty is wresting from his few sterile acres a living for his family.
From Risen from the Ranks Harry Walton's Success by Horatio Alger
