Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhng]
- /rʌŋ/
- /rʌŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhng]
- /rʌŋ/
Definitions of wrung word
- verb wrung simple past tense and past participle of wring. 1
- verb with object wrung to twist forcibly: He wrung the chicken's neck. 1
- verb with object wrung to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out water or other liquid (often followed by out): to wring clothes. 1
- verb with object wrung to extract or expel by twisting or compression (usually followed by out or from). 1
- verb with object wrung to affect painfully by or as if by some contorting or compressing action. 1
- verb with object wrung to clasp tightly with or without twisting: to wring one's hands in pain. 1
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Origin of wrung
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wringen, Old English wringan; cognate with German ringen to wrestle
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Wrung
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wrung popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for wrung
adjective wrung
- compressed — Compressed air or gas is squeezed into a small space or container and is therefore at a higher pressure than normal. It is used especially as a source of power for machines.
- dried — simple past tense and past participle of dry.
- twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
Antonyms for wrung
verb wrung
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- assuaged — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.