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WRINGED
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WRINGED is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.
WRINGED root WRING-ed
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verb
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transitiveOften followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
- I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry.
- transitiveTo squeeze water (from an item of wet clothing) by passing through a wringer.
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alsofigurativelytransitiveOften followed by from or out: to extract (a liquid) from something wet by squeezing, twisting, or otherwise putting pressure on it.
- Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl.
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alsofigurativelytransitiveTo hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.
- to wring someone’s hand
- to wring the neck of a chicken
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alsofigurativelytransitiveTo clasp and twist (hands) together due to distress, sorrow, etc.
- to wring one’s hands with worry
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transitiveTo bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.
- to wring a mast
- transitiveTo contort or screw up (the face or its features).
- transitiveTo twist or wind (something) into coils; to coil.
- transitiveOf a thing (such as footwear): to pinch or press (a person or part of their body), causing pain.
- UKalsoarchaicdialectalfigurativelytransitiveTo cause (someone or something) physical harm, injury, or pain; specifically, by applying pressure or by twisting; to harm, to hurt, to injure.
- figurativelytransitiveTo cause (tears) to come out from a person or their eyes.
- figurativelytransitiveTo cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
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figurativelytransitiveTo obtain (something) from or out of a person or thing by extortion or other force.
- The police said they would wring the truth out of that criminal.
- figurativelytransitiveTo use effort to draw (a response, words, etc.) from or out of someone; to generate (something) as a response.
- figurativelyobsoletetransitiveTo afflict or oppress (someone) to enforce compliance; to extort.
- figurativelyobsoletetransitiveTo cause (someone) to do something or to think a certain way.
- figurativelyobsoletetransitiveTo change (something) into another thing.
- figurativelyobsoletetransitiveTo give (teachings, words, etc.) an incorrect meaning; to twist, to wrest.
- figurativelyobsoletereflexivetransitiveTo put (oneself) in a position by cunning or subtle means; to insinuate.
- transitiveTo slide (two ultraflat surfaces) together such that their faces bond.
- intransitiveTo be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure.
- intransitiveTo twist the body in or as if in pain; to writhe.
- figurativelyintransitiveTo contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil.
- figurativelyintransitiveTo experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
- intransitiveOf a lode: to be depleted of ore; to peter or peter out.
- intransitiveobsoleteTo make a way out with difficulty.
noun
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alsofigurativelyA powerful squeezing or twisting action.
- I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.
- datedFollowed by down: the product of wringing, such as cider or wine.
- obsoleteA sharp physical pain, especially in the abdomen; also, mental pain or distress.
- archaicA device for compressing or pressing, especially for making cheese, cider from apples, or wine from grapes.