: one that wrings: such as
a
: a machine or device for pressing out liquid or moisture
a clothes wringer
b
: something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion
his illness put them through the wringer
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Thomas was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2022 and went through the medical wringer to get better.
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
After being put through the wringer for much of the film's two-hour-plus runtime by the sadistic, supernatural Smile Entity, pop superstar Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) is losing her grip on reality.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Linda Cardellini co-stars as the social worker trying to find foster parents for them while the unlikely dad gets put through the wringer.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
Reed invites Sisters Paxton (Chloe East) and Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) into his house with the promise of blueberry pie and religious conversation but ends up putting them through the philosophical and physical wringer.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
After being put through the wringer for much of the film's two-hour-plus runtime by the sadistic, supernatural Smile Entity, pop superstar Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) is losing her grip on reality.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Linda Cardellini co-stars as the social worker trying to find foster parents for them while the unlikely dad gets put through the wringer.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
Reed invites Sisters Paxton (Chloe East) and Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) into his house with the promise of blueberry pie and religious conversation but ends up putting them through the philosophical and physical wringer.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Wringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wringer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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wringer
noun
wring·er
ˈriŋ-ər 
: one that wrings
especially
: a machine or device for squeezing out liquid or moisture
clothes wringer
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