wring one's hands
1wring one's hands — ► wring one s hands clasp and twist one s hands together as a gesture of distress or despair. Main Entry: ↑wring …
2wring one's hands — clasp and twist one s hands together as a gesture of distress or despair. → wring …
3wring one's hands — clasp and twist one s hands together as a gesture of great distress, esp. when one is powerless to change the situation …
4wring — ► VERB (past and past part. wrung) 1) squeeze and twist to force liquid from. 2) break (an animal s neck) by twisting forcibly. 3) squeeze (someone s hand) tightly. 4) (wring from/out of) obtain with difficulty or effort. 5) cause great pain or… …
5wring — [c]/rɪŋ / (say ring) verb (wrung or, Rare, wringed, wringing) –verb (t) 1. to twist forcibly, as something flexible. 2. Also, wring out. to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out moisture: to wring one s clothes… …
6wring — verb (past and past participle wrung rʌŋ) 1》 squeeze and twist to force liquid from. ↘extract (liquid) in this way. ↘squeeze (someone s hand) tightly. 2》 break (an animal s neck) by twisting forcibly. 3》 (often wring something from/out… …
7wring — [[t]rɪŋ[/t]] v. wrung, wring•ing, 1) to twist forcibly: She wrung the chicken s neck[/ex] 2) to twist or compress in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out): to wring out a washcloth[/ex] 3) to extract by or as if by twisting …
8wring — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. wrung) 1 a squeeze tightly. b (often foll. by out) squeeze and twist esp. to remove liquid. 2 twist forcibly; break by twisting. 3 distress or torture. 4 extract by squeezing. 5 (foll. by out, from) obtain by… …
9wring — /ring/, v., wrung, wringing, n. v.t. 1. to twist forcibly: He wrung the chicken s neck. 2. to twist and compress, or compress without twisting, in order to force out water or other liquid (often fol. by out): to wring clothes. 3. to extract or… …
10wring — [riŋ] vt. wrung or Rare wringed, wringing [ME wringen < OE wringan, to press, compress, strain, akin to Ger ringen, to struggle, wrestle < IE * wreng < base * wer , to turn, bend > WORM] 1. a) to squeeze, press, twist, or compress,… …