[rɪŋ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it
(e.g: she wrung the cloth out in the sink)

- break (an animal's neck) by twisting it forcibly
(e.g: the chicken shrieked as one of the women wrung its neck)

- cause pain or distress to
(e.g: the letter must have wrung her heart)


Phrases:
- wring one's hands

Origin:
Old English wringan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wringen, also to wrong

[rɪŋ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of squeezing or twisting something


Phrases:
- wring one's hands

Origin:
Old English wringan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wringen, also to wrong