wrung

[ ruhng ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of wring.

wrung

/ rʌŋ /

verb

1. See wring
   the past tense and past participle of wring

Other Words From

• un·wrung adjective

Example Sentences

To wring all that can be wrung from metaphor, note what our elected and appointed officials are not dressed as.

From The Daily Beast

Western leaders wrung their hands but took no substantive action.

From The Daily Beast

Almost every “fact” is wrung through an ideological thresher and pulverized.

From The Daily Beast

Pundits have wrung their hands over the consequences of the leaks.

From The Daily Beast

I wrung my hands about this until the other day, when a now-infamous SAT question hit the Web.

From The Daily Beast

With a groan, wrung from the very depths of his heart, he tossed the man a gold-piece; another to the woman.

From Project Gutenberg

The girl threw herself into a chair, with her back towards him, and wrung her hands; but made no reply.

From Project Gutenberg

Ministers wrung their hands, the king sent for his confessor, the queen wept—but the nation groaned.

From Project Gutenberg

He jumped to his feet and wrung both her hands and kissed them to her great embarrassment.

From Project Gutenberg

Clipperton hesitated a moment, then rushed forward, caught Matt's hand, and wrung it fervently.

From Project Gutenberg