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Definition of
wringer noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
wringer
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈrɪŋər
/
/
=
mangle
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go through the wringer
(
informal
)
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to have a difficult or unpleasant experience, or a series of them
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wringer
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mangle
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wriggle out of out of doing
phrasal verb
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wring from
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wringing wet
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