verb Download 🔗Share To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out. Examples : "I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry." action process function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it. Examples : "Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl." action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To bend or strain out of its position. Examples : "to wring a mast" action position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act by which something is wrung. Examples : "After the washing, the wringing of the wet clothes was done by hand. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading