wring
To squeeze and twist to remove water from something.
Meanings of «wring»
1 · verb
to squeeze and twist to remove water from something
She had to wring the wet towel before hanging it up.
2 · verb
to obtain something from someone with difficulty or pressure
The reporter tried to wring the truth from him.
Similar: extractsqueeze outforce out
Translation
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«wring» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
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UZ O‘zbek
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Verb forms
Base form (V1)wring
Past simple (V2)wrung
Past participle (V3)wrung
Base form (V1)
Please wring the wet towel.
Past simple (V2)
She wrung the wet cloth over the sink.
Past participle (V3)
I have wrung out the wet towels.