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wring

გამოთქმა: /rɪŋ/

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Universal
  • an act of squeezing or twisting something.

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Universal
  • 1squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it:she wrung the cloth out in the sink
  • [with object and adverbial] extract (liquid) by squeezing and twisting something:I wrung out the excess water
  • squeeze (someone’s hand) tightly, especially with sincere emotion: he fervently wrung Rose’s hand
  • [with object and adverbial] obtain (something) with difficulty or effort:few concessions were wrung from the government
  • 2break (an animal’s neck) by twisting it forcibly: the chicken shrieked as one of the women wrung its neck humorousI’ll wring her neck when I lay hands on her
  • 3cause pain or distress to:the letter must have wrung her heart

wring one's hands

clasp and twist one’s hands together as a gesture of great distress, especially when one is powerless to change the situation: she was wringing her hands in agitation there was little they could do about it except wring their hands

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