wrung

For the verb: "to wring"

Simple Past:	wrung
Past Participle:	wrung

Multiple Entries:
  wrung    wring  

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wrung/rʌŋ/

past and past participle of wring.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wring/rɪŋ/

▶verb (past and past part. wrung /rʌŋ/)

• 1 squeeze and twist to force liquid from.

  ■ extract (liquid) in this way.

  ■ squeeze (someone's hand) tightly.

• 2 break (an animal's neck) by twisting forcibly.

• 3 (often wring something from/out of) obtain with difficulty or effort.

• 4 cause great pain or distress to: the letter wrung her heart.

▶noun an act of wringing.

– phrases
wring one's hands clasp and twist one's hands together as a gesture of distress or despair.

– origin OE wringan (v.), of W. Gmc origin; rel. to wrong.