The meaning of WRING is to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid. How to use wring in a sentence.

Definition of wring verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

WRING definition: 1. to hold something tightly with both hands and twist it by turning your hands in opposite…. Learn more.

wrung, wringing to perform the action of wringing something. to writhe, as in anguish.

Feb 18, 2026 · Noun wring (plural wrings) (also figuratively) A powerful squeezing or twisting action. I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring. (dated) Followed by down: the product of wringing, …

To twist, squeeze, or compress, especially so as to extract liquid. Often used with out : wring out a wet towel.

to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out): to wring clothes. to extract or expel by twisting or compression (usually fol. by out or from). to …

To wring something is to twist or squeeze it, usually out of its original shape. If you annoy someone enough, they might threaten to wring your neck.

Present participle of wring. The act by which something is wrung. She began wringing her hands. He's an inch away from wringing my neck, Sofia said, following. He was talking to Edith Shipton who was …

If you wring something out of someone, you manage to make them give it to you even though they do not want to. Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers. [V n + out of/from] In …