wring
[ ring ]
/ rɪŋ /
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verb (used with object), wrung, wring·ing.
verb (used without object), wrung, wring·ing.
to perform the action of wringing something.
to writhe, as in anguish.
noun
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
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Origin of wring
before 900; Middle English wringen,Old English wringan; cognate with German ringen to wrestle
OTHER WORDS FROM wring
outwring, verb (used with object), out·wrung, out·wring·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wring
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British Dictionary definitions for wring
wring
/ (rɪŋ) /
verb wrings, wringing or wrung
noun
an act or the process of wringing
Word Origin for wring
Old English wringan; related to Old High German ringan (German wringen), Gothic wrungō snare. See wrangle, wrong
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