¦ 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.