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- [ring]
- /rɪŋ/
- /rɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ring]
- /rɪŋ/
Definitions of wring word
- verb with object wring to twist forcibly: He wrung the chicken's neck. 1
- verb with object wring to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out water or other liquid (often followed by out): to wring clothes. 1
- verb with object wring to extract or expel by twisting or compression (usually followed by out or from). 1
- verb with object wring to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting or compressing action. 1
- verb with object wring to clasp tightly with or without twisting: to wring one's hands in pain. 1
- verb with object wring to force (usually followed by off) by twisting. 1
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Origin of wring
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wringen, Old English wringan; cognate with German ringen to wrestle
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Parts of speech for Wring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wring popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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 wring
verb wring
- squeeze — to press forcibly together; compress.
- twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- mangle — to smooth or press with a mangle.
- press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
Antonyms for wring
verb wring
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
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