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putting through the wringer

putting through the wringer is the present participle and gerund of put through the wringer.

Meaning of put through the wringer

Verb

put through the wringer (third-person singular simple present puts through the wringer, present participle putting through the wringer, simple past and past participle put through the wringer)

  1. (idiomatic) To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal.
    • They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire.
    Synonyms:
    run through the wringer, put through the mangle

Questions about putting through the wringer

What is putting through the wringer the present participle and gerund of?
Putting through the wringer is the present participle and gerund of put through the wringer.

Words near putting through the wringer in the dictionary

  1. putting the wood in the hole
  2. putting the world to rights
  3. putting through
  4. putting through the mangle
  5. putting through the mill
  6. putting through the wringer
  7. putting to
  8. putting to bed
  9. putting to death
  10. putting to good account
  11. putting to good use

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