wring
verb (used with object)
to twist forcibly.
will be wringing
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future progressiveof wring.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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"They are ringing the bells now," said Walpole: "they will be wringing their hands soon."
From Outline of Universal History by George Park Fisher
"Yes," said Walpole," they may ring the bells now, but before long they will be wringing their hands."
From The Leading Facts of English History by D. H. (David Henry) Montgomery
Very often, night after night, my clothes will be wringing wet.
From Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The bitter words of Walpole have indeed been often quoted, but they cannot be omitted here: "They may ring their bells now; before long they will be wringing their hands."
From A History of the Four Georges, Volume II by Justin McCarthy
