wrest
verb /rest/
/rest/
Word OriginOld English wrǣstan ‘twist, tighten’, of Germanic origin; related to Danish vriste, also to wrist.
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they wrest | /rest/ /rest/ |
he / she / it wrests | /rests/ /rests/ |
past simple wrested | /ˈrestɪd/ /ˈrestɪd/ |
past participle wrested | /ˈrestɪd/ /ˈrestɪd/ |
-ing form wresting | /ˈrestɪŋ/ /ˈrestɪŋ/ |