wring

About 0.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb 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.

2. verb 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.

3. verb To squeeze water (from an item of wet clothing) by passing through a wringer.
4. verb 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.

5. verb To hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.

   to wring someone’s hand

6. verb To clasp and twist (hands) together due to distress, sorrow, etc.

   to wring one’s hands with worry

7. verb To bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.

   to wring a mast

8. verb To contort or screw up (the face or its features).

Similar words

wrench squeeze contort distort gouge rack deform extort twist bend

Often followed by

the from out his a their her it your my

Word family

wringing wrings wrung