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wring
(rĭng)tr.v. wrung (rŭng), wring·ing, wrings
1.
a. To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out: wring out a wet towel.
b. To extract (liquid) by twisting or compressing. Often used with out: wrung the water out of my bathing suit.
2. To wrench or twist forcibly or painfully: wring the neck of a chicken.
3.
a. To clasp and twist or squeeze (one's hands), as in distress.
b. To clasp firmly and shake (another's hand), as in congratulation.
4. To cause distress to; affect with painful emotion: a tale that wrings the heart.
5. To obtain or extract by applying force or pressure: wrung the truth out of the recalcitrant witness.
n.
The act or an instance of wringing.
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wring
(rɪŋ)vb, wrings, wringing or wrung
1. (often foll by out) to twist and compress to squeeze (a liquid) from (cloth, etc)
2. (tr) to twist forcibly: wring its neck.
3. (tr) to clasp and twist (one's hands), esp in anguish
4. (tr) to distress: wring one's heart.
5. (tr) to grip (someone's hand) vigorously in greeting
6. (tr) to obtain by or as if by forceful means: wring information out of.
7. (intr) to writhe with or as if with pain
8. wringing wet soaking; drenched
n
an act or the process of wringing
[Old English wringan; related to Old High German ringan (German wringen), Gothic wrungō snare. See wrangle, wrong]
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wring
(rɪŋ)v. wrung, wring•ing, v.t.
1. to twist forcibly: She wrung the chicken's neck.
2. to twist or compress in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out): to wring out a washcloth.
3. to extract by or as if by twisting or compression: to wring a confession from a spy.
4. to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting or compressing action.
5. to clasp tightly, usu. with twisting: to wring one's hands in pain.
v.i. 6. to writhe, as in anguish.
n. 7. a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English wringan, c. Old Saxon wringan]
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wring
Past participle: wrung
Gerund: wringing
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| wring |
| wring |
| Present |
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| I wring |
| you wring |
| he/she/it wrings |
| we wring |
| you wring |
| they wring |
| Preterite |
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| I wrung |
| you wrung |
| he/she/it wrung |
| we wrung |
| you wrung |
| they wrung |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am wringing |
| you are wringing |
| he/she/it is wringing |
| we are wringing |
| you are wringing |
| they are wringing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have wrung |
| you have wrung |
| he/she/it has wrung |
| we have wrung |
| you have wrung |
| they have wrung |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was wringing |
| you were wringing |
| he/she/it was wringing |
| we were wringing |
| you were wringing |
| they were wringing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had wrung |
| you had wrung |
| he/she/it had wrung |
| we had wrung |
| you had wrung |
| they had wrung |
| Future |
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| I will wring |
| you will wring |
| he/she/it will wring |
| we will wring |
| you will wring |
| they will wring |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have wrung |
| you will have wrung |
| he/she/it will have wrung |
| we will have wrung |
| you will have wrung |
| they will have wrung |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be wringing |
| you will be wringing |
| he/she/it will be wringing |
| we will be wringing |
| you will be wringing |
| they will be wringing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been wringing |
| you have been wringing |
| he/she/it has been wringing |
| we have been wringing |
| you have been wringing |
| they have been wringing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been wringing |
| you will have been wringing |
| he/she/it will have been wringing |
| we will have been wringing |
| you will have been wringing |
| they will have been wringing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been wringing |
| you had been wringing |
| he/she/it had been wringing |
| we had been wringing |
| you had been wringing |
| they had been wringing |
| Conditional |
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| I would wring |
| you would wring |
| he/she/it would wring |
| we would wring |
| you would wring |
| they would wring |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have wrung |
| you would have wrung |
| he/she/it would have wrung |
| we would have wrung |
| you would have wrung |
| they would have wrung |
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Noun 1. wring - a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"
Verb 1. wring - twist and press out of shape
morph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"
wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
2. wring - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
wring out, squeeze out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"
3. wring - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable price
bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
4. wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
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wring
verb twist, force, squeeze, extract, screw, wrench, coerce, wrest, extort He hoped to put pressure on the British and wring concessions from them.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
wring
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَعْصُريَلْوي يَدَيْه من الألَم
ždímat
vride
niskat nurinpuristaaväännellävääntää
kezét tördelikicsavar
núa hendurnarvinda, kreista
grąžytigręžimo mašinaišgręžti
izgrieztlauzīt
žmýkať
ožeti
oğuşturmaksıkmak
wring
[rɪŋ] (wrung (pt, pp))Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wring
[ˈrɪŋ] [wrung] (pt, pp) vt [+ bird's neck] → tordre
to wring one's hands (lit) → se tordre les mains (fig) → se tordre les mains de désespoir
to wring sb's neck → tordre le cou à qn
to wring one's hands (lit) → se tordre les mains (fig) → se tordre les mains de désespoir
to wring sb's neck → tordre le cou à qn
(also wring out) [+ wet clothes, towel] → essorer
(= obtain through pressure) to wring sth out of sb → arracher qch à qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wring
vb: pret, ptp <wrung>vt
(also wring out) clothes, wet rag etc → auswringen, auswinden ; to wring water out of clothes → (nasse) Kleider auswringen or auswinden ; "do not wring" (on washing instructions) → nicht wringen
n to give clothes a wring → Kleider auswringen or auswinden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wring
[rɪŋ] (wrung (pt, pp)) vta. (also wring out) (wet clothes) → strizzare
b. (twist) → torcere
I'll wring your neck! (fam) → ti torco il collo!
she wrung my hand → mi strinse forte la mano
to wring one's hands (fig) (in distress) → torcersi le mani
to wring sb's heart (fig) → stringere il cuore a qn
I'll wring your neck! (fam) → ti torco il collo!
she wrung my hand → mi strinse forte la mano
to wring one's hands (fig) (in distress) → torcersi le mani
to wring sb's heart (fig) → stringere il cuore a qn
c. (also wring out) (confession, truth, money) → estorcere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wring
(riŋ) – past tense, past participle wrung (raŋ) – verb1. to force (water) from (material) by twisting or by pressure. He wrung the water from his soaking-wet shirt. wring, uitwring يَعْصُر изстисквам torcer (vy)ždímat wringen vride στύβω torcer, retorcer vänama چلاندن؛ پیچاندن vääntää kuivaksi essorer לִסחוֹט निचोड़ना iscijediti kicsavar memeras vinda, kreista strizzare 絞る 세게 비틀다 išgręžti izgriezt (ūdeni) memerah; memulas uitwringen vri, presse wykręcać نښتېحل، پېچل، تاوول: په زور لاس ته راوړل torcer a stoarce выжимать (vy)žmýkať ožeti iscediti vrida (krama) ur บีบ sıkmak 擰乾 віджимати, викручувати دبانا یا نچوڑنا vắt 拧干
2. to clasp and unclasp (one's hands) in desperation, fear etc. wring يَلْوي يَدَيْه من الألَم кълча torcer lomit (rukama) ringen vride sine hænder σφίγγω και ξεσφίγγω (π.χ. τα χέρια μου) retorcerse las manos (käsi) ringutama فشردن väännellä (se) tordre les mains (de désespoir) לִפכּוֹר יָדָיִים हाथ मलना izvijati, lomiti kezét tördeli meremas-remas jari núa hendurnar torcere 強くもむ (절망, 두려움 때문에) 손을 움켜쥐다 grąžyti lauzīt (rokas) meramas wringen vri/knuge hendene sine załamywać (ręce) پېچل torcer a(-şi) frânge mâinile (de disperare) сжимать и разжимать (свои) руки zalamovať (rukami) viti (roke) kršiti vrida ยึดด้วยมือ (ellerini) oğuşturmak (因絕望或恐懼等)握緊又鬆開雙手 ламати собі руки تکلیف میں ہاتھ ملنا vò đầu bứt tay (因绝望或恐惧等)握紧又松开双手
ˈwringer noun a machine for forcing water from wet clothes. wringer عَصّارَه، آلَه لِعَصْر الغَسيل преса за изцеждане на пране máquina para torcer roupa ždímačka die Schleuder vridemaskine στύφτης escurridor pesuväänamisrull آب چلان؛ تاب دهندن mankeli essoreuse מִתקָן סְחִיטָה गीले कपड़े से पानी निचोड़ने की मशीन iscjeđivač facsarógép mesin pemeras þvottavinda asciugatrice 絞り機 짜는 기계 gręžimo mašina veļas izgriežamais [] mesin pemerah; mesin pengering wringer vrimaskin wyżymaczka نښتيځونكى (سړى، ماشين máquina para torcer roupa storcător пресс для отжимания белья žmýkačka ožemalnik mašina za ceđenje mangel, vridmaskin เครื่องบิด kurutucu 脫水機 машина для віджимання білизни گیلے کپڑوں سے پانی نچوڑنے والی مشین máy vắt 甩干机
wringing wet soaked through. The clothes are wringing wet; wringing-wet clothes. sopnat, druipnat مُبَلَّلة جدا، مليئَةٌ بالعُصارَه подгизнал ensopado promočený klatschnaß drivende våd εντελώς βρεγμένος empapado läbimärg خیس läpimärkä trempé רָטוּב לַחֲלוּטִין गीला potpuno mokar csuromvizes basah kuyup rennandi blautur bagnato fradicio ずぶぬれの 흠뻑 젖은 kiaurai permirkęs izmircis cauri; (mitruma) piesūcies basah kuyup drijfnat drivvåt, dyvåt przemoczny do nitki خیس ensopado ud мокрый, хоть выжми premočený premočen natopljen genomvåt ที่เปียกโชก sırılsıklam 濕透的 мокрий, хоч віджимай نچوڑنے کے قابل ướt sũng 湿得可拧出水来的
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