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Rarewrings
The correct spelling is wrings.
How to pronounce wrings
noun
Say it like: Rin-gs
The correct spelling is wrings. A powerful squeezing or twisting action. For example: "I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring."
Usage Examples
“I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.”
“I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.”
“Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
- 2.Pain or distress.
verb
- 1.To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
- 2.To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
- 3.To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
- 4.To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
- 5.To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
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