wrings
Because it is a word with a single syllable, wrings is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofwrings
- A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
Example: "I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring."
- Pain or distress.
- To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
Example: "I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry."
- To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
Example: "Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl."
- To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
- To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
- To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
Example: "to wring one's hands (with worry, etc.)"
- To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).
- To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.
- To twist, as if in pain.
Synonyms: writhe
- To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.).
- To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.
- To bend or strain out of its position.
Example: "to wring a mast"
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