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Detailed Synonyms for wring in English

wring:

to wring verb (wrings, wringed, wringing)

  1. to wring
    to wring; to wrench; to twist
    • wring verb (wrings, wringed, wringing)
    • wrench verb (wrenches, wrenched, wrenching)
    • twist verb (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 verb (wrenches, wrenched, wrenching)
    • wring verb (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 verb (distorts, distorted, distorting)
    • wring verb (wrings, wringed, wringing)
    • deform verb (deforms, deformed, deforming)
    • contort verb
  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 verb (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 verb (squeezes, squeezed, squeezing)
      • They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him1
    • rack verb (racks, racked, racking)
    • wring verb (wrings, wringed, wringing)
    • extort verb (extorts, extorted, extorting)
      • They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss1
    • gouge verb

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 ~] noun

  1. the wring
    – a twisting squeeze 1
    the squeeze; the wring
    – a twisting squeeze 1
    • squeeze [the ~] noun
    • wring [the ~] noun
      • 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