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wrung

/ɹʌŋ/Midlands, Northern England/ɹʊŋ/Midlands, Northern England/ɹʊŋɡ/

A form of wring — Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.

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Meanings

verb

participlepastsimple past and past participle of wring
I wrung out my wet jeans and hung them out to dry.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wrung

young among ng lung hung sung sprung dung sheng rung rng unsung clung bung mung hyung overhung pung guzheng horse-hung 'mong silver tongue unstung Xianfeng

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APA

wrung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrung

MLA

“wrung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrung.

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