English

Etymology
OE. wringan

Verb
en-verb|wrings|wringing|wrang or wrung|wrung

1. To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out.

#: You must wring your wet jeans before hanging them out to dry.

1. To force out liquid by squeezing or twisting tightly.

#: Hold on a minute! I need to wring the water from my bikini.

1. To obtain by force.

#: The police said they would wring the truth out of that heinous criminal.

1. To hold tightly and press or twist.

#: Some of the patients waiting in the dentist's office were wringing their hands nervously.
#: He said he'd wring my neck if I told his girl friend.

Translations
trans-top|to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out
Czech: t-|cs|ždímat
Finnish: t-|fi|vääntää
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German: t-|de|wringen
Greek: t-|el|��είβ�|sc=Grek
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trans-top|to force out liquid by squeezing or twisting tightly
Finnish: t-|fi|vääntää
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trans-top|to obtain by force
Finnish: t-|fi|puristaa
trans-mid
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trans-top|to hold tightly and press or twist
Finnish: t|fi|väännellä(hands), t-|fi|vääntää t|fi|niskat nurin (neck)
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ttbc-top
ttbc|CJKV Characters: �, �
ttbc|Dutch: t+|nl|wringen, t-|nl|uitwringen
ttbc|French: t+|fr|tordre
ttbc|Interlingua: exprimer, torquer
ttbc|Spanish: t-|es|exprimir, t-|es|retorcer
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:English irregular verbs

el:wring
fr:wring
io:wring
pl:wring
te:wring
vi:wring
uk:wring
zh:wring

• 2007-12-14 18:24 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates

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