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  • verb
    /ˈrɪŋ/ wrings; wrung /ˈrʌŋ/; wringing /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
    [+ obj] to twist and squeeze (wet cloth, hair, etc.) to remove water
    I wrung the towel and hung it up to dry.
    I wrung my hair and wrapped it in a towel.
    The rag was wrung dry. [=squeezed until almost all of the liquid was gone] - often + out
    wring a sponge out
    I wrung out my wet bathing suit. - sometimes used figuratively
    She has been wrung dry by bills. [=she has no money left because she used all of it to pay bills]
    to get (something) out of someone or something with a lot of effort - + out of or from
    They tried to wring [=squeeze] every last dollar of profit out of the failing company.
    I finally managed to wring an apology from her.
    to twist and break (an animal's neck) in order to kill the animal
    wring a chicken's neck
    wringing wet
    very wet
    His clothes were wringing wet from the rain.
    wring someone's neck
    informal - used to say that you are very angry with someone
    He makes me so mad! I could wring his neck!
    wring your hands
    to twist and rub your hands together because you are nervous or upset
    She was wringing her hands and pacing back and forth while waiting for her son to call. - see also hand-wringing

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