wring

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /rɪŋ/ UK /rɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Homophones

ring /rɪŋ/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like ling /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

1

verb
to squeeze and twist something to force out liquid

She paused to wring the water from the dripping cloth.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to squeeze and twist... squeeze twist wrench compress extract

Word family

Derived forms wringer

Related forms wrungwrong wrangle

Etymology

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

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Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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