wring

/ɹˈɪŋ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. twist and press out of shape
2. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
   “Wring one's hand”
3. obtain by coercion or intimidation
   “They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
4. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
   “wring the towels”

noun

1. a twisting squeeze
   “gave the wet cloth a wring”

Synonyms for wring

• contort
• deform
• distort
• wrench
• extort
• squeeze
• rack
• gouge

Words that rhyme with wring

• swing
• string
• ring
• thing
• wing
• bring
• spring
• king
• sting
• sling
• fling
• ping
• ling
• sing
• cling
• colouring
• ding
• hamstring
• modeling
• offspring
• ting
• downswing
• modelling
• shoestring
• splattering
• wellspring
• zing
• coiling
• forewing
• pissing