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# wring

verb (wring, wrings, wrung, wringing)

«wring» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To wring something is to twist and squeeze it hard to get water out of it, as with a wet cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#m1)
2. To wring your hands is to rub and twist them together because you are worried. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#m2)
3. To wring a bird's neck means to twist it to kill it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, people wring out wet cloths, swimming costumes and mops. In stories, someone «wringing their hands» is very worried. «Wring something out of someone» means get it with great effort. Phrases: «wring out», «wring your hands», «wringing wet» (very wet).

### Examples

- Wring out the cloth before you wipe the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#x1)
- She wrung her swimsuit over the sink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#x2)
- He was wringing his hands while he waited for the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#x3)
- Our clothes were wringing wet after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#x4)
- Twist the towel hard to wring the water out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#x5)
- The detective finally wrung the truth out of him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#x6)
- Weeping and wringing her hands, the girl went down to her mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/#x7)

### Note

Irregular verb: wring, wrung, wrung (not «wringed»). The w is silent, so «wring» sounds like «ring» — a homophone trap. «Wringing wet» means soaked.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life, people wring out wet cloths, swimming costumes and mops. In stories, someone «wringing their hands» is very worried. «Wring something out of someone» means get it with great effort. Phrases: «wring out», «wring your hands», «wringing wet» (very wet).

### Examples

- For the churning of milk bringeth forth curd, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. (Writings PRO.30.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wring/#x1)

### Note

Irregular verb: wring, wrung, wrung (not «wringed»). The w is silent, so «wring» sounds like «ring» — a homophone trap. «Wringing wet» means soaked.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wring» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wring/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wring» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wring.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «wring» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wring/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wring» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/wring.html) on Mova free.