wring

C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances

US /rɪŋ/ UK /rɪŋ/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like ling /l/ vs /r/

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to squeeze and twist something to force out liquid

She paused to wring the water from the dripping cloth.

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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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# 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

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