- wring the hand of
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Wring — Wring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrung}, Obs. {Wringed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wringing}.] [OE. wringen, AS. wringan; akin to LG. & D. wringen, OHG. ringan to struggle, G. ringen, Sw. vr[ a]nga to distort, Dan. vringle to twist. Cf. {Wrangle}, {Wrench},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wring — [rıŋ] v past tense and past participle wrung [rʌŋ] [T] [: Old English; Origin: wringan] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to succeed in getting something from someone, but only after a lot of effort = ↑squeeze wring sth from/out of sb ▪ They are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hand|wring|er — «HAND RIHNG uhr», noun. 1. a person who wrings his hands in or as if in despair. 2. a person who shows exaggerated and highly emotional concern over a situation: »Such handwringers failed to realize the bad impression they were creating. 3. a… … Useful english dictionary
hand|wring|ing — «HAND RIHNG ihng», noun, adjective. –n. an emotional display of grief or despair over a situation. –adj. despairing; hopeless: »The field day of the handwringing pessimist is about over (Christian Science Monitor) … Useful english dictionary
hand — I n. part of the arm below the wrist 1) to shake smb. s hand; to shake hands with smb. 2) to clasp, grab, grasp; take smb. s hand 3) to hold; join hands 4) to lay one s hands on 5) to cup one s hands 6) to clap one s hands 7) to wring one s hands … Combinatory dictionary
wring — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. wrung) 1 a squeeze tightly. b (often foll. by out) squeeze and twist esp. to remove liquid. 2 twist forcibly; break by twisting. 3 distress or torture. 4 extract by squeezing. 5 (foll. by out, from) obtain by… … Useful english dictionary
wring your hands — phrase to twist and squeeze your hands together, especially when you are afraid or nervous Thesaurus: to express or react to fearsynonym Main entry: wring * * * wring your hands : to twist and rub your hands together because you are nervous or… … Useful english dictionary
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wring — [riŋ] vt. wrung or Rare wringed, wringing [ME wringen < OE wringan, to press, compress, strain, akin to Ger ringen, to struggle, wrestle < IE * wreng < base * wer , to turn, bend > WORM] 1. a) to squeeze, press, twist, or compress,… … English World dictionary
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