What is another word for wrings?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈɪŋz] (IPA)

The word "wrings" means to squeeze or twist something forcefully. Some synonyms for the word "wrings" include compress, extract, contort, wrench, and strain. These words describe different ways of applying pressure to an object or material. For example, compressing involves pressing something together to reduce its size, while extracting means pulling something out from a larger source. Contorting and wrenching suggest a more forceful twisting or bending of an object, while straining is more about applying pressure to something to extract its contents. Each of these synonyms for "wrings" captures a different aspect of the physical action of squeezing or twisting.

What are the hypernyms for Wrings?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Wrings

She wrings her hands and groans, so as to give the most drastic expression to her longing.
"The Silent Mill"
Hermann Sudermann
The intelligent farmer makes science his servant, by whom he wrings nature's secrets from her and turns them to the best advantage.
"Quicksands"
Adolph Streckfuss
He cried in an Accent of Tendernesse that still wrings my Heart to remember, Oh, question not the Right!
"Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary"
Anne Manning

Famous quotes with Wrings

  • You will find the poet who wrings the heart of the world, or the foremost captain of his time, driving a bargain or paring a potato, just as you would do.
    Rebecca H. Davis
  • The theme he stresses in most of his work is that machines will someday be as human as Homo sapiens and perhaps superior to him. Mr. Lem has an almost Dickensian genius for vividly realizing the tragedy and comedy of future machines; the death of one of his androids or computers actually wrings sorrow from the reader.
    Stanisław Lem

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