wringing
adjective
[ ˈrɪŋɪŋ ]
• extremely wet; soaked.
• "he was wringing with sweat"
wring
verb
• squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it.
• "she wrung the cloth out in the sink"
Similar:
twist,
squeeze,
screw,
scrunch,
knead,
press,
mangle,
dry,
squeeze dry,
screw the water out of,
• break (an animal's neck) by twisting it forcibly.
• "the chicken shrieked as one of the women wrung its neck"
• cause pain or distress to.
• "the letter must have wrung her heart"
Similar:
rend,
tear at,
harrow,
pierce,
stab,
wound,
lacerate,
rack,
distress,
pain,
hurt,
torment,
torture,
Origin:
Old English wringan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wringen, also to wrong.
