wring
ring
- n a twisting squeeze
gave the wet cloth a wring - v twist and press out of shape
- v twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- v obtain by coercion or intimidation
- v twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
wring the towels
- I didnt know whether to wring my hands or cover my eyes.
- We wring our hands over the mad cow pathogen that might be (but almost certainly isn't) in our hamburger and worry far less about the cholesterol that contributes to the heart .
- Never Let Me Go: It's an existential fable about people trying to wring some happiness out of life before the lights go out.