Definition of wring

wringverb

vặn

/rɪŋ//rɪŋ/

The origin of the word "wring" dates back to the Old English language, where it was spelled as "hrīnan" or "hrīnian". The verb initially meant "to twist or squeeze something to extract something from it, such as water from laundry or milk from a cow". The Old English word is derived from two roots: "hrī(h)" (meaning "twist") and "-an(n)" (signifying "causative action"). Hence, the meaning evolved to "to twist in order to extract" as the causative action imparted. During the Middle English period, the spelling and pronunciation of the word changed, with "ng" representing a "ngh" sound. This led to the variant "wringen" for "wreenken" in Middle English, which further transformed into "wrYNGE" and "wrincken" in the Late Middle English period. In the Early Modern English period, between the 15th and 17th centuries, the spelling settled on "wrinke" and "wrincken", while the pronunciation transformed into "wrīn(g)", with the "g" being silent, and the "e" becoming monosyllabic. The spelling "wrīnge" represented a dialectal variation. Today, "wring" is used in English to denote actions like squeezing out water from clothes, twisting someone's neck, or extracting information through intense questioning. Its definition has evolved considerably from its root meaning of "twisting and squeezing".

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to twist and squeeze wet clothes, etc. in order to get the water out of them

xoắn và vắt quần áo ướt, v.v. để lấy nước ra khỏi chúng

if you wring a bird’s neck, you twist it in order to kill the bird

nếu bạn vặn cổ một con chim, bạn vặn nó để giết con chim

Idioms

wring somebody’s hand
to press somebody’s hand very hard when you shake hands
wring your hands
to hold your hands together, and twist and press them together in a way that shows you are anxious or upset, especially when you cannot change the situation
wring somebody’s neck
(informal)when you say that you will wring somebody’s neck, you mean that you are very angry or annoyed with them
  • When he was late again I wanted to wring his neck.