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— English words —

• wring v. To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
• wring v. To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
• wring v. To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
• wring v. To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
• wring v. To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
• wring v. To cause pain or distress to (Someone / one’s heart, soul, etc.).
• wring v. To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.
• wring v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To twist, as if in pain.
• wring v. (Obsolete) To give an incorrect meaning to (Words, teachings, etc.).
• wring v. (Obsolete) To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.
• wring v. (Nautical) To bend or strain out of its position.
• wring n. A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
• wring n. (Obsolete) Pain or distress.
• wring n. (Archaic) A device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • wring v. Alternative form of wryngen.

— English words, defined in German —

• wring V. Etwas (wie ein Tuch) zusammenpressen und drehen, um Feuchtigkeit herauszudrücken; auswringen.
• wring V. Etwas kräftig verdrehen und es so in eine verzerrte Form bringen.
• wring V. Jemandem die Hand drücken.

— English words, defined in French —

• wring v. Tordre, en particulier pour expulser du liquide d’un article mouillé.
• wring v. Obtenir par torture ou par un procès figurativement similaire à la torture.
• wring v. Essorer, en parlant du linge.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• wring v. Espremer.

— In German —

• wring V. 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wringen.

— In Dutch —

• wring w. Eerste persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van wringen.
• wring w. Gebiedende wijs van wringen.
• wring w. (Bij inversie) tweede persoon enkelvoud tegenwoordige tijd van wringen.

83 English words from 15 English definitions

action afflict also Alternative and Archaic as␣if bend bond cause cider cloth compliance compressing device distress draw enforce especially etc extortion extract faces for force forced forced␣out form from generate give heart hold incorrect in␣order in␣order␣to in␣pain Intransitive its liquid meaning Nautical obsolete obtain one oppress order or␣something out out␣of pain position powerful press pressing response See See␣also slide someone something so␣that soul squeeze squeezing strain subject such such␣that surfaces teachings that their tightly together twist twisting two ultraflat wet Words wring wring␣out

18 English words from 11 foreign definitions

à␣la article des die expulser Form Hand linge mouillé par Person pour Singular torture Tuch und van Verbs

42 foreign words from 11 foreign definitions

Aktiv auswringen Bij bringen drehen drücken Eerste Eerste␣persoon ein eine enkelvoud en␣particulier Espremer Essorer Etwas Feuchtigkeit figurativement Gebiedende Gebiedende␣wijs Imperativ inversie Jemandem kräftig liquide Obtenir parlant particulier persoon Präsens procès similaire tegenwoordige␣tijd tijd Tordre tweede tweede␣persoon verdrehen verzerrte wie wijs wringen zusammenpressen

25 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

wrings wringed wringer wringers wringest wringeth wringing wring␣out Wrington wringable wringbolt wringings wrings␣out wringbolts wring-house wring-staff wring-stave wringing␣out wringing␣wet wring-staves wringle-wrangle wringle-wrangled wringle-wrangles wringle-wrangling wring␣out␣one's␣sock

19 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Bowrings tow␣rings claw␣rings outwrings showrings show␣rings handwringer outwringing handwringers handwringing hand-wringing hand␣wringing handwringings hand-wringings hand␣wringings put␣through␣the␣wringer get␣one's␣tits␣in␣a␣wringer got␣one's␣tits␣in␣a␣wringer puts␣through␣the␣wringer

8 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Bowring powring tow␣ring claw␣ring outwring showring show␣ring impowring

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ing -ing -ïng rin ring Ring

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

GNI NIR N.␣Ir.

12 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

growin' ingrew ingrow Ingrow rowing waring Waring winger Winger wiring wrings wrying

10 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

girn grin gwin Gwin NGRI ring Ring wing Wing wrig

19 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

A␣ring bring dring Dring D-ring iring Kring O-ring Pring Tring uring v-ring whing wrang wrine wrong wrung wying X-ring

5 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

ring Ring wing Wing wrig

4 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

waring Waring wiring wrying

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