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verbsimple past tense and past participle of wring. OTHER WORDS FROM wrungun·wrung, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wrungrung, wrung Words nearby wrungwroth, wrought, wrought iron, wrought-up, W.R.S.S.R., wrung, WRVS, wry, wrybill, wrymouth, wryneck Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wrungTo wring all that can be wrung from metaphor, note what our elected and appointed officials are not dressed as. Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween|P. J. O’Rourke|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Almost every “fact” is wrung through an ideological thresher and pulverized. A Response to David Mamet on Gun Control|Michael Tomasky|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Pundits have wrung their hands over the consequences of the leaks. Obamacare Leaks Show Supreme Court’s Slow Move to the 21st Century|Daniel Stone|July 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST I wrung my hands about this until the other day, when a now-infamous SAT question hit the Web. Why the SAT's Reality TV Question is Good for Kids|Kyle Spencer|March 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In both stories by these authors from Spain, sex is wrung of joy or even sweet mystery. New Spanish Language Superstars|Oscar Villalon|December 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST Not a word of information was wrung from them, no murmur of complaint crossed their lips. The Petticoat Commando|Johanna Brandt He rose and wrung my hand, then without a word sank back into his chair and buried his face in his hands. A Fortnight of Folly|Maurice Thompson McPherson wrung his hand, without speaking, and strode noisily out. The Return of Peter Grimm|David Belasco I sent my love a parcelIn the days when we were young, Or e'er by care and troubleOur heart-strings had been wrung. The Book of Humorous Verse|Various The girls congratulated her, wrung her hand, cried, “Well done!” A College Girl|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
British Dictionary definitions for wrung
verbthe past tense and past participle of wring 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 Words related to wrungdried, twisted, pressed, compressed |