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1wring something (out) to twist and squeeze clothes, etc. in order to get the water out of them
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- 2wring something if you wring a bird's neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird Idioms
wring
verbNAmE//rɪŋ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they wring he / she / it wrings
past simple wrung
-ing form wringing
to squeeze someone's hand very tightly when you shake hands
to hold your hands together, and twist and squeeze them in a way that shows you are anxious or upset, especially when you cannot change the situation see handwringing
when you say that you will wring someone's neck, you mean that you are very angry or annoyed with them Phrasal Verbswring from
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