[{"word":"wringing","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry."},{"definition":"To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl."},{"definition":"To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.","synonyms":["elicit","provoke"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.","synonyms":["strangle","throttle"],"antonyms":[],"example":"to wring one's hands (with worry, etc.)"},{"definition":"To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).","synonyms":["torment","torture"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To twist, as if in pain.","synonyms":["writhe"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.).","synonyms":["distort","pervert","twist","wrest"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To bend or strain out of its position.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to wring a mast"}],"synonyms":["distort","pervert","twist","wrest","elicit","provoke","strangle","throttle","torment","torture","writhe"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act by which something is wrung.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wring","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wringing"]}]