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What (who) is wringing - definition
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Wring; Wringing (disambiguation)
wringing
¦ adjective extremely wet; soaked.
Wringing
·- ·adj & ·noun from Wring, v.
II. Wringing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Wring.
wring
¦ verb (past and past participle wrung r??)
1. squeeze and twist to force liquid from.
extract (liquid) in this way.
squeeze (someone's hand) tightly.
2. break (an animal's neck) by twisting forcibly.
3. (often wring something from/out of) obtain with difficulty or effort.
4. cause great pain or distress to: the letter wrung her heart.
¦ noun an act of wringing.
Phrases
wring one's hands clasp and twist one's hands together as a gesture of distress or despair.
Origin
OE wringan (v.), of W. Gmc origin; related to wrong.
Wikipedia
Wringing
Wringing may refer to:
- Wringing (gauge blocks), the temporary attachment of gauge blocks to each other
- Wringer, a device that extracts liquid by action of twisting or squeezing (see: mangle (machine))
- Neck wringing (see: strangling)
Examples of use of wringing
1. "Detainee tearful and wringing hands," his medical log begins.
2. The Hollywood hand–wringing of 2005 has been forgotten.
3. Despite the hand–wringing, some see signs of assurance.
4. Hand–wringing will get us nowhere, however, because the ghastly game will go on.
5. They buttonhole passersby to tell of bright horizons, wringing their hands over this wasteful interregnum.