wring

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) enPR: rĭng, IPA ^(key): /rɪŋ/

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• Homophone: ring

Verb

Plain form wring

Third-person singular wrings

Past tense wrung

Past participle wrung

Present participle wringing

1. (transitive) If you wring something from somebody, you get it from them after hard bargaining.
   • Synonym: squeeze

   The union managed to wring a 4% wage increase from the employer.

   I managed to wring the secret out of her.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If you wring (out) something wet, you squeeze or twist it tightly to force out the liquid in it.

   Please, wring out the cloth before hanging it up.

3. (transitive) If you wring your hands, you rub them together because you're worried about something.
4. (transitive) If you wring an animal's neck, you kill it by twisting its neck.