WRING
What does "WRING" mean?
To squeeze and twist something, especially to force out liquid.
Meanings
- To twist and squeeze something wet to force the liquid out of it. She wrung the towel over the sink until it stopped dripping.
- To extract something from someone by force, persistence, or pressure. They finally wrung a confession from him after hours of questioning.
- To twist or clasp the hands together as a sign of distress. She wrung her hands as she waited for the news.
Did you know?
- WRING is family with WRONG: both grew from a root meaning 'twisted', so something morally 'wrong' was first something physically bent out of shape, like a wrung cloth.
Word origin
From Old English 'wringan' (to twist, press, strain), from a Germanic root shared with 'wrong' (originally 'twisted') and 'wrangle'; the irregular past 'wrung' keeps the old strong-verb vowel change.
Remember it
WRING is a 'ring' you twist: silent W in front, and your hands wring like wringing out a wet ring of cloth.
A little poem
Twist the grey cloth tight-
the whole storm of the morning
runs out as one thread.
haiku
What it teaches
You can wring water from a cloth, but wring a person too hard and you twist what you meant to keep.
Quick facts
What does WRING mean?
To squeeze and twist something, especially to force out liquid.
Is WRING a valid word?
Yes — WRING is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is WRING?
WRING has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does WRING come from?
From Old English 'wringan' (to twist, press, strain), from a Germanic root shared with 'wrong' (originally 'twisted') and 'wrangle'; the irregular past 'wrung' keeps the old strong-verb vowel change.
What can WRING teach us?
You can wring water from a cloth, but wring a person too hard and you twist what you meant to keep.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.