wring out
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wring out
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verb wrings out · wringing out · wrung out
- To squeeze (wet clothing or cloth), either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.
- To force someone to give (something), usually truth, or money. I couldn't help it. I had to tell him. He wrung it out of me.
- To push (an aircraft) to its performance limits; to push the envelope. Another difficulty has been that autopilots are designed for ordinary flying. They can't "wring out" a plane, being limited to about 45° in bank and pitch. Aerobatics are an impossibility.
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Talk about this word "wring out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wring%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wring out. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wring%20out "wring out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wring%20out.
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@misc{wring_out_2026,
title = {wring out},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wring%20out},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
