wrung

Verb

wring (third-person singular simple present wrings, present participle wringing, simple past and past participle wrung or (archaic or dialectal) wrang or (rare) wringed)

1. (transitive) Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
   • I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.

   Synonyms:

   wring out, astringe, compact, telescope, compactify, condense, densitize, pack, press, mash

   1. (transitive) To squeeze water (from an item of wet clothing) by passing through a wringer.
      • “I feel I’ve been wrung through a wringer,” Maggie said.1988, Anne Tyler, chapter 1, in Breathing Lessons (A Borzoi Book), New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, part 1, page 25
2. (also, figuratively, transitive) Often followed by from or out: to extract (a liquid) from something wet by squeezing, twisting, or otherwise putting pressure on it.
   • Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.
3. (also, figuratively, transitive) To hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.
   • to wring someone’s hand

   Synonyms:

   strangle, throttle

   1. (also, figuratively, transitive) To clasp and twist (hands) together due to distress, sorrow, etc.
      • to wring one’s hands with worry
4. (transitive) To bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.
   • to wring a mast

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