| Front | wring |
|---|---|
| Back | wring /rɪŋ/ verb (past tense and past participle wrung /rʌŋ/) [transitive] 1[always + adverb/preposition] to succeed in getting something from someone, but only after a lot of effort SYN squeeze wring something from/out of somebody They are always trying to wring additional funds from the government. I managed to wring the information out of him. 2(also wring out) to tightly twist a wet cloth or wet clothes in order to remove water 3wring your hands to rub and twist your hands together because you are worried and upset 4wring sb’s hand to shake hands very firmly with someone 5wring sth’s neck to kill a small animal by twisting its neck 6I’ll wring sb’s neck spoken used when you are very angry with someone: I’ll wring her neck when I get hold of her! 7wringing wet extremely wet: This jacket’s wringing wet! |
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