WRING


Meaning of WRING in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.