wringing

Meanings

• Verb

  To twist or squeeze something, especially to extract a liquid or moisture.

  - "After the storm, she went out to wring out her wet clothes."
  - "The farmer wrings the neck of the chicken before slaughter."

• Noun

  A twisting or squeezing motion.

  - "The machine performs a wringing motion to extract the juice from the fruit."
  - "He gave the towel a good wringing before hanging it up to dry."

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Synonyms

distort , pervert , twist , wrest , elicit , provoke , strangle , throttle , torment , torture , writhe

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with wringing
ringing , clinging , hingeing , tingling

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Variants

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wring , wringing , wrings , wrung , wringing wet , hand-wringing , hand-wringings , handwringer , handwringers

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Etymology

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Old English wrīgan; related to wergan ‘to twist, turn’.

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Trivia

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1. Wringing out clothes was a common chore in the past before the invention of washing machines.

2. The world record for the most wringers used to wash clothes at once is 33.

3. Wringing is an essential process in the production of various foods, such as olive oil, lemon juice, and cheese.

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Related Concepts

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1. Squeeze: Related concept: Squeezing is the act of applying pressure to force the contents of an object out or to compress it.

2. Twist: Related concept: Twisting is the act of turning or bending something around an axis.

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Culture

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Wringing is a common action in daily life, often associated with doing laundry or extracting juice. In literature, wringing has been used metaphorically to describe emotional or mental states, such as wringing one's hands in anxiety or wringing out feelings.

How to Memorize "wringing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine twisting or squeezing an object, such as a towel or a lemon, to extract a liquid or moisture.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'wringing' with the actions of twisting or squeezing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the word 'wringing' and the actions of twisting or squeezing, such as 'Wringing out clothes, Twisting and Squeezing'.

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