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to wring

to wring

14 7.4
Make someone give you something by using pressure or threats
  • verb
  • /rɪŋ/
: arrancar
  • We'll wring it from him!

Examples

  • But you'll have to come up with some evidence before you wring a confession out of me.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "We're still trying to wring as much information out of the remote-sensing data as we can."

    Academic text (2008)

  • And I need to wring, like, 60 more good years Out of you.

    Beyond the Shield (2017)

  • Both times he apologized but pressed forward, attempting to wring every bit of information from her.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The detective managed to wring a confession out of the suspect after hours of questioning.

  • The negotiator skillfully wrung a better contract from the company by leveraging their concerns.

  • In the meeting, the manager tried to wring important information from the employees about the project delays.

Synonyms

to blackmail
vsto wring
158 5.6

To force someone to give money or do something by threatening to tell their secret

uses threats or pressure broadly, not limited to secret exposure
to squeeze
vsto wring
104 4.8

To force someone to do something or give you something

includes threats as well as physical pressure to obtain things
to coerce
vsto wring
  • Offensive
80 6.4

Force someone to do something by threats

specifically refers to obtaining something rather than making someone act generally
to extort
vsto wring
44 8.1

To get money or favors from someone by using threats

is similar but covers any kind of force or pressure, not only money extortion
to bleed
vsto wring
  • Informal
34 7.7

To take money repeatedly from someone in an unfair way

involves using force, pressure, or threats rather than slow unfair extraction
to gouge
vsto wring
  • NSFW
31 8.3

To get money unfairly from someone by forcing them to pay too much

focuses on getting items through force, pressure, or threats rather than unfair pricing alone
to wrest
vsto wring
  • Formal
18 7.6

To take something from someone with great effort or force

is more about obtaining by force, pressure, or threats than just physical struggle
to strong-arm
vsto wring
  • NSFW
12 7.5

To force someone to do something by threats or violence

covers obtaining by force, pressure, or threats beyond bullying tactics
to wrest from
vsto wring
11 8.7

To force something away from someone after a struggle

includes that kind of taking but also nonphysical pressure and threats
to wring from
vsto wring
10 8.1

Get something from someone after a lot of effort or pressure

leans more on force, pressure, or threats rather than persuasion or effort alone
to force
vsto wring
3 6.3

To take control of a place by using violence

also covers nonviolent pressure and threats as ways to obtain things
to rack
vsto wring
  • NSFW
2 9.4

To get money from people by using threats or force

is a broader term for obtaining by force, pressure, or threats, not only money

Antonyms

to give
∞ 1.0

To hand something to someone, for example a present

to offer
∞ 1.0

Make something available for people to use or buy

Phrasal Verbs

to wring out
10 3.3

Twist or squeeze a wet cloth to remove most of the water

to wring from
10 8.1

Get something from someone after a lot of effort or pressure

to wring every bit of information
1 7.2

Find every fact you can from a person or source by asking and checking

How Forceful

to extort
44 8.1
to wring
14 7.4
to coerce
  • Offensive
80 6.4
to press
337 3.9
to request
808 1.0
to ask
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wring infinitive
wrenched past
wrenched past participle
wringing present participle
wrings third person singular

Etymology

Wring comes from an old English word meaning 'to twist'. A helpful image is twisting ideas or money out of someone the same way you twist water from a cloth, so to wring something from someone is to get it by pressure or force.