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wrings out

wrings out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wring out.

Meaning of wring out

Verb

wring out (third-person singular simple present wrings out, present participle wringing out, simple past and past participle wrung out)

  1. (transitive) To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.
  2. (transitive) To force someone to give (something), usually truth, or money.
    • I couldn't help it. I had to tell him. He wrung it out of me.
  3. (transitive) To push (an aircraft) to its performance limits; to push the envelope.
    • Another difficulty has been that autopilots are designed for ordinary flying. They can't "wring out" a plane, being limited to about 45° in bank and pitch. Aerobatics are an impossibility.1951, Popular Science, March issue, page 46

Questions about wrings out

What is wrings out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wrings out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wring out.

Words near wrings out in the dictionary

  1. wringle-wrangle
  2. wringle-wrangled
  3. wringle-wrangles
  4. wringle-wrangling
  5. wrings
  6. wrings out
  7. wrings out one's sock
  8. Wrington
  9. wrinkle
  10. wrinkle-free
  11. wrinkleable

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