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- [rench]
- /rɛntʃ/
- /rentʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rench]
- /rɛntʃ/
Definitions of wrenching word
- verb with object wrenching to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist: He wrenched the prisoner's wrist. 1
- verb with object wrenching to overstrain or injure (the ankle, knee, etc.) by a sudden, violent twist: When she fell, she wrenched her ankle. 1
- verb with object wrenching to affect distressingly as if by a wrench. 1
- verb with object wrenching to wrest, as from the right use or meaning: to wrench the facts out of context. 1
- verb without object wrenching to twist, turn, or move suddenly aside: He wrenched away. 1
- verb without object wrenching to give a wrench or twist at something. 1
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Origin of wrenching
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English wrenchen (v.), Old English wrencan to twist, turn; cognate with German renken
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Parts of speech for Wrenching
noun
adjective
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preposition
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exclamation
wrenching popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for wrenching
noun wrenching
- extraction — The action of taking out something, especially using effort or force.
- elicitation — The act of eliciting; or, an elicited thing.
- evulsion — (now rare) The action of forcibly pulling something out.
- extrication — The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
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