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wringing

/ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

wringing out

Translations

wringingnoun

wringings

essorage

She gave the wet towel a good wringing to get rid of the excess water.

Elle a bien fait l'essorage de la serviette mouillée pour enlever l'excès d'eau.

Additional translations

angoisseDans le sens figuré, notamment dans l'expression wringing of hands.

Synonyms

wringingadjective

/ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

Functions as an intensifying adjective, chiefly in the fixed phrase “wringing wet”.

détrempéS'emploie surtout devant wet dans l'expression wringing wet.

After walking home in the storm, his clothes were wringing wet.

Après être rentré à pied sous la tempête, ses vêtements étaient détrempés.

Synonyms

wringverb

wringing

Gerund

wrung

Past Simple

wrung

Past Participle

wringing

Gerund

/rɪŋ/

arracherAu sens figuré : obtenir avec difficulté ou sous la pression.

The reporter finally wrung the truth from the reluctant witness.

Le journaliste a finalement arraché la vérité au témoin réticent.

essorerSe dit surtout d’un tissu, d’une serpillière ou d’un linge.

He wrings the mop before using it on the floor.

Il essore la serpillière avant de l’utiliser sur le sol.

Additional translations

extorquerAu sens figuré, registre soutenu ou plus spécifique.

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Definitions

wringingnoun

The act of twisting and squeezing something to remove liquid.

She gave the wet towel a good wringing to get rid of the excess water.

The clasping and twisting of one’s hands as an expression of anxiety or distress.

There was much wringing of hands but little real action.

wringingadjective

Soaking; dripping; extremely (used as an intensifier, especially before the adjective ‘wet’).

After walking home in the storm, his clothes were wringing wet.

wringverb

To twist and compress something in order to force liquid out of it.

He wrings the mop before using it on the floor.

To obtain something from someone with difficulty or pressure, often figuratively.

The reporter finally wrung the truth from the reluctant witness.