transitive verb wrung or Rarewringed, wringing wring′·ing

1. 1. to squeeze, press, twist, or compress, esp. so as to force out water or other liquid
   2. to force out (water or other liquid) by this means, as from wet clothes: usually with out
2. to clasp and twist (the hands) together as an expression of distress
3. to clasp (another's hand) forcefully in greeting
4. to wrench or twist forcibly
5. to get or extract by force, threats, persistence, etc.; extort
6. to afflict with anguish, distress, pity, etc. a story to wring one's heart

Etymology: ME wringen < OE wringan, to press, compress, strain, akin to Ger ringen, to struggle, wrestle < IE *wreng- < base *wer-, to turn, bend > worm

intransitive verb

noun