wring
verb [T] /rɪŋ/ (wrung, wrung)Definition
› to hold something tightly with both hands and twist it by turning your hands in opposite directionsBending, twisting and curving › (also wring out) to twist a cloth or piece of clothing with your hands to remove water from it: She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.Bending, twisting and curving wring sth's neck › to kill a bird or other animal by twisting and breaking its neckKillingMurder and attempted murder
(Definition of wring verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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