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   wring

   /rɪŋ/

   verb

   • 1. squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it: "she wrung the cloth out in the sink" Similar twistsqueezescrewscrunchkneadpressmangledrysqueeze dryscrew the water out of
   • ▪ extract (liquid) by squeezing and twisting something: "I wrung out the excess water"
   • ▪ squeeze (someone's hand) tightly, especially with sincere emotion: "he fervently wrung Rose's hand"
   • ▪ obtain (something) with difficulty or effort: "few concessions were wrung from the government" Similar extractelicitforcecoerceexactextortwrestwrenchscrewsqueezemilkinformal:bleed
   • 2. break (an animal's neck) by twisting it forcibly: "the chicken shrieked as one of the women wrung its neck"
   • 3. cause pain or distress to: "the letter must have wrung her heart" Similar rendtear atharrowpiercestabwoundlaceraterackdistresspainhurttormenttorture

   noun

   • 1. an act of squeezing or twisting something.

   Word Origin Old Englishwringan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wringen, also to wrong.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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