wrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wring.
unwrung
-
a word derived from
wrung.
Example Sentences
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"You should never let those troubles touch you so closely," said his lordship, whose own withers at this moment were by no means unwrung.
From The American Senator by Anthony Trollope
But Mr Bhosh preserved his withers as unwrung as though he possessed the hide of a rhinoceros.
From A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... by Hurry Bungsho Jabberjee
Those whose withers are unwrung will admit the truth of many pages and laugh at the caricature in the rest.
From International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various
Let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett
"My withers are unwrung," he said, not without bravado.
From The Coryston Family A Novel by Mrs. Humphry Ward
