wring
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6.5
- noun
- /rɪŋ/
- You can mop your entire kitchen with one wring!
Examples
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After washing the dishcloth, she gave it a thorough wring to remove excess water.
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You can get across the whole kitchen with one wring.
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And watch Berneta as she gives her mop a conclusive wring.
Fiction book (1993) -
We were visible to others at church and the first to homeschool way back when in 1990, and there is now a flourishing and strong faith community that takes the raising of kids seriously and not just laments and wrings of hands that the public school ruined their kids.
Blog text (20) -
A washing machine spin-wring-out cycle at up to 1200 rpm literally spins water out of the wet, soggy clothes, partially drying them.
Blog text (29) -
He performed a quick wring of the wet towel before hanging it up to dry.
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With a firm wring, she squeezed the sponge until no more water dripped from it.
Synonyms
69
2.4
A curved shape made by turning or winding something
12
2.4
Turning something around quickly so it spins
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2.0
Holding and pressing something firmly with your hand
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6.7
Squeezing a part of the body to force out liquid
Antonyms
How Dry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wring as a noun comes from the same old English root meaning 'to twist'. A 'wring' is the twist-and-squeeze action, like the movement you make when you wring a wet cloth.