Meaning & use
Wringing
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Twisting and squeezing something tightly, especially to remove liquid from it.
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She was wringing out the wet towel over the sink.
He came in from the storm wringing water from his soaked jacket.
A note on using this word
Often appears in the idiom 'wringing one's hands,' meaning to show great anxiety or distress.
Words with a similar meaning
twistingsqueezing
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To show great distress or anxiety, especially by wringing one's hands.
She sat wringing her hands as she waited for the test results.
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