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Another word for wring

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wring

v.

press out, squeeze out, extract, compress, twist, turn, strain, contort, bleed out, draw from.

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Another word for wring

verb

To alter the position of by a sharp, forcible twisting or turning movement:
wrench, wrest. See move
To obtain by coercion or intimidation:
exact, extort, squeeze, wrench, wrest. (Slang) shake down. See get

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Be very careful when washing the undergarments -- never twist, wring or attempt to stretch the material afterwards to get the water out.
Let me wring you out!
But the emotional side of him wanted to wring the man's neck.
It accepted the status quo as a working basis, but no amount of pressure could wring from it a disavowal of Trumbic and his colleagues.
And the little princess began to cry capriciously like a suffering child and to wring her little hands even with some affectation.

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