WRING

verb (wrung; ~ing) see: worry Date: before 12th century transitive verb to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid , to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing , 3. to twist so as to strain or sprain into a distorted shape , to twist together (clasped hands) as a sign of anguish, to affect painfully as if by ~ing ; torment , intransitive verb squirm , writhe , ~ noun