What part of speech is wring?

Wring can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. wring is a verb, present, 1st person singular of wring (infinitive).
  • 2. wring is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. wring is a noun, singular of wrings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does wring mean?

Definitions

Verb

wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"
wring - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"
wring - twist and press out of shape
wring - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

Noun

wring - A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping.

Examples of wring

#   Sentence  
1. verb Wring the towels.
2. verb Wring one's hand.
3. verb You can't wring any more money from me.
4. verb It was hard to resist the impulse to wring Tom's neck.
5. verb I cannot wring this carpet by myself.
6. verb Where did you wring them out?
7. verb Wring those clothes well before you hang them up.
8. verb Pat Schroeder said that you can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
9. verb I'd like to wring her neck.
10. verb I'd like to wring Tom's neck.
11. verb Sami didn't wring his loofa well.
12. verb I'd like to wring his neck.
Sentence  
verb
Wring the towels.
Wring one's hand.
You can't wring any more money from me.
It was hard to resist the impulse to wring Tom's neck.
I cannot wring this carpet by myself.
Where did you wring them out?
Wring those clothes well before you hang them up.
Pat Schroeder said that you can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
I'd like to wring her neck.
I'd like to wring Tom's neck.
Sami didn't wring his loofa well.
I'd like to wring his neck.

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