wring C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /rɪŋ/ UK /rɪŋ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like ling /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 verb to squeeze and twist something to force out liquid She paused to wring the water from the dripping cloth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to squeeze and twist... squeezetwistwrenchcompressextract Word family Derived forms wringer Related forms wrungwrongwrangle Etymology AI details From Old English wringan ('to twist, press out'), from Proto-Germanic *wringaną ('to twist'), from Proto-Indo-European *wrengh- ('to turn'). wringan Old English *wringaną Proto-Germanic *wrengh- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wring **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /rɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /rɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. to squeeze and twist something to force out liquid ## Examples - She paused to wring the water from the dripping cloth. ## Synonyms - squeeze - twist - wrench - compress - extract ## Derived Forms - wringer ## Related Forms - wrung - wrong - wrangle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wringan - Root: *wringaną - Root: *wrengh- ## Etymology From Old English wringan ('to twist, press out'), from Proto-Germanic *wringaną ('to twist'), from Proto-Indo-European *wrengh- ('to turn'). ## AI Etymology Wring comes from Old English wringan ('to twist, press out'), from Proto-Germanic *wringaną ('to twist'), from Proto-Indo-European *wrengh- ('to turn'). The historical trail runs through Old English wringan, Proto-Germanic *wringaną and Proto-Indo-European *wrengh-. In modern use it means to squeeze and twist something to force out liquid. Derived formations include wringer; related forms include wrung, wrong, wrangle. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown