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[ ring-er ] / ˈrɪŋ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wringer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that wrings. an apparatus or machine for squeezing liquid out of anything wet, as two rollers through which an article of wet clothing may be squeezed. a painful, difficult, or tiring experience; ordeal (usually preceded by through the): His child's illness really put him through the wringer. Origin of wringerMiddle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wring, -er1 Words nearby wringerWright, Frank Lloyd, Wright, Richard, Wright's stain, Wrigley, wring, wringer, wring together, wrinkle, wrinklies, wrinkly, wrist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wringerHe degraded her and he really put her through the wringer, but she survived that and stayed with him anyway. Adam Driver on Role-Play Sex with Lena Dunham on ‘Girls’ and Adam’s Stormy Relationship with Hannah|Marlow Stern|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST I was angry that good people were run through the wringer of a corrupt, unforgiving system. Nuclear Sub Cheating Scandal|Christopher Brownfield|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST But then again, he would probably not want to go through the wringer a second time. The White House's TSA Failure|Clive Irving|March 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST Wringing is made easier if the wringer has wide hems into which sticks such as pieces of broom handles are inserted. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick|Jane A. Delano
Also, your garments are as wrinkled as though you'd been put through a wringer. Frank Roscoe's Secret|Allen Chapman There's the week's clothes to go through the wringer, but I know what soldiers is for a wringer; they can't leave it alone. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, March 28, 1917|Various The wringer is attached to a device for making the inside tub turn rapidly. Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen Have a cup of coffee; you sure look as though you've been through a wringer. The Brain|Alexander Blade
British Dictionary definitions for wringer
nounanother name for mangle 2 (def. 1) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with wringer
see under put through (the wringer). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to wringerquery, investigation, inquiry, questioning, inquisition, inquest, poll, catechism, interrogation, examination, interrogatory, inquiring, third degree |