wrung 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of wrungnext
as in parched

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wrung

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verb

past tense of wring
1
as in squeezed
to get (as money) by the use of force or threats that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats

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2
as in earned
to get with great difficulty after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up

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3
as in pulled
to move by or as if by a forceful rotation I'm so mad I could wring your neck

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as in pried
to draw out by force or with effort willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrung
  1. parched
  2. earned
  3. pulled
  4. sere
  5. exacted
  6. plucked
  7. sunbaked
  8. dry
Adjective
  • First rain in weeks won't solve Northeast drought A smattering of rain across parts of the Northeast failed to douse the deep drought fueling wildfires and prompting fire warnings across much of the parched region where blazes turned deadly over the weekend.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The battering of cold weather outside and comfort of warm air inside means your lips are likely to be left feeling a little parched.
    Isadora Baum, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of parched
Verb
  • As a result, the film has earned Run DMC a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Music Film category.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Its commitment to excellence has earned widespread recognition in the press, enhancing its stellar reputation and inspiring a deep sense of pride among employees.
    Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of earned
Verb
  • In the third quarter, the company pulled 29% of its earnings from its technology division.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Law enforcement resources might be pulled from other locales to concentrate on where the suspect was last presumably seen.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of pulled
Adjective
  • Playwright-screenwriter Alice Birch has composed a superheated adaptation that’s anything but sere.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Seidensticker pointed out Kawabata’s ties to Japanese poetry: This was prose of a sere, haiku-like delicacy and suggestiveness, with much implied and little specified.
    Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
Definition of sere
Verb
  • The second aspect that is overlooked is that Israeli systematic attacks against the Syrian Army in the past two or three years have exacted a heavy toll on the decision-making, on the infrastructure, on the morale, on the units, on the leadership.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
  • However, the nearly three years of Europe's largest land war since World War II have exacted a grim toll on both sides.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of exacted
Verb
  • Some themes build on current trends in the market; others are plucked from consumers’ niche interests.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Colors plucked from nature continue to inspire.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of plucked
Adjective
  • Eventually, baseball—the sport of sunbaked afternoons, a sport made beautiful and strange by its exposure to the elements—may be unrecognizable.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
  • By mid-morning, the sunbaked terrace is flooded with tourists and townspeople drinking palest rosé before lunch service begins in earnest.
    Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of sunbaked
Adjective
  • Enclosures help retain humidity for species that struggle in dry home air.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In this equatorial zone, what’s now Mallorca would have experienced very wet and very dry seasons.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of dry
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