transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈriŋ ]
verb
( wrung ˈrəŋ ; wring·ing ˈriŋ-iŋ)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wringan; akin to Old High German ringan to struggle, Lithuanian rengtis to bend down, Old English wyrgan to strangle — more at worry
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1. : to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
wring a towel dry
2. : to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing
wring water from a towel
wring a confession from the suspect
3.
a. : to twist so as to strain or sprain into a distorted shape
I could wring your neck
b. : to twist together (clasped hands) as a sign of anguish
4. : to affect painfully as if by wringing : torment
a tragedy that wring s the heart
intransitive verb
: squirm , writhe
• wring noun