Wrung
simple past tense and past participle of wring.
to twist forcibly:
he wrung the chicken’s neck.
to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out water or other liquid (often followed by out):
to wring clothes.
to extract or expel by twisting or compression (usually followed by out or from).
to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting or compressing action.
to clasp tightly with or without twisting:
to wring one’s hands in pain.
to force (usually followed by off) by twisting.
to extract or get by forceful effort or means (often followed by out).
to perform the action of wringing something.
to writhe, as in anguish.
a wringing; forcible twist or squeeze.
contemporary examples
why the sat’s reality tv question is good for kids kyle spencer march 18, 2011
ralph lauren’s movie magic rebecca dana november 8, 2010
a response to david mamet on gun control michael tomasky january 27, 2013
rahm vs. the left adam doster october 4, 2010
runway vs. housewives choire sicha august 18, 2009
historical examples
blackwood’s edinburgh magazine, volume 63, no. 391, may, 1848 various
blackwood’s edinburgh magazine, no. 327 various
with marlborough to malplaquet herbert strang and richard stead
little dorrit charles d-ckens
adventures in australia w.h.g. kingston
verb
the past tense and past participle of wring
verb wrings, wringing, wrung
(often foll by out) to twist and compress to squeeze (a liquid) from (cloth, etc)
(transitive) to twist forcibly: wring its neck
(transitive) to clasp and twist (one’s hands), esp in anguish
(transitive) to distress: wring one’s heart
(transitive) to grip (someone’s hand) vigorously in greeting
(transitive) to obtain by or as if by forceful means: wring information out of
(intransitive) to writhe with or as if with pain
wringing wet, soaking; drenched
noun
an act or the process of wringing
v.
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