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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
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HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
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.

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