English
Pronunciation
Verb
to wring (wrings , wrung, wringing )
- To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out.
- You must wring your wet jeans before hanging them out to dry.
- To force out liquid by squeezing or twisting tightly.
- Hold on a minute! I need to wring the water from my bikini .
- To obtain by force.
- The police said they would wring the truth out of that heinous criminal.
- To hold tightly and press or twist.
- Some of the patients waiting in the dentist's office were wringing their hands nervously.
- He said he'd wring my neck if I told his girl friend.
Translations
- CJKV Characters: 絞, 绞
- Dutch: wringen , uitwringen
- Interlingua: exprimer , torquer
- Spanish: exprimir , retorcer
