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Detailed Synonyms for wring in English

wring:

to wring verbe (wrings, wringed, wringing)

  1. to wring
    to wring; to wrench; to twist
    • wring verbe (wrings, wringed, wringing)
    • wrench verbe (wrenches, wrenched, wrenching)
    • twist verbe (twists, twisted, twisting)
  2. to wring
    – twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish 1
    to wrench; to wring
    – twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish 1
    • wrench verbe (wrenches, wrenched, wrenching)
    • wring verbe (wrings, wringed, wringing)
  3. to wring
    – twist and press out of shape 1
    to distort; to wring; to deform; contort
    – twist and press out of shape 1
    • distort verbe (distorts, distorted, distorting)
    • wring verbe (wrings, wringed, wringing)
    • deform verbe (deforms, deformed, deforming)
    • contort verbe
  4. to wring
    – twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid 1
    to wring
    – twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid 1
    • wring verbe (wrings, wringed, wringing)
      • wring the towels1
  5. to wring
    – obtain by coercion or intimidation 1
    to squeeze; to rack; to wring; to extort; gouge
    – obtain by coercion or intimidation 1
    • squeeze verbe (squeezes, squeezed, squeezing)
      • They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him1
    • rack verbe (racks, racked, racking)
    • wring verbe (wrings, wringed, wringing)
    • extort verbe (extorts, extorted, extorting)
      • They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss1
    • gouge verbe

Conjugations for wring:

present
  1. wring
  2. wring
  3. wrings
  4. wring
  5. wring
  6. wring
simple past
  1. wringed
  2. wringed
  3. wringed
  4. wringed
  5. wringed
  6. wringed
present perfect
  1. have wringed
  2. have wringed
  3. has wringed
  4. have wringed
  5. have wringed
  6. have wringed
past continuous
  1. was wringing
  2. were wringing
  3. was wringing
  4. were wringing
  5. were wringing
  6. were wringing
future
  1. shall wring
  2. will wring
  3. will wring
  4. shall wring
  5. will wring
  6. will wring
continuous present
  1. am wringing
  2. are wringing
  3. is wringing
  4. are wringing
  5. are wringing
  6. are wringing
subjunctive
  1. be wringed
  2. be wringed
  3. be wringed
  4. be wringed
  5. be wringed
  6. be wringed
diverse
  1. wring!
  2. let's wring!
  3. wringed
  4. wringing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

wring [the ~] nom

  1. the wring
    – a twisting squeeze 1
    the squeeze; the wring
    – a twisting squeeze 1
    • squeeze [the ~] nom
    • wring [the ~] nom
      • gave the wet cloth a wring1

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Related Definitions for "wring":

  1. a twisting squeeze1
    • gave the wet cloth a wring1
  2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish1
  3. twist and press out of shape1
  4. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid1
    • wring the towels1
  5. obtain by coercion or intimidation1

Related Synonyms for wring