verwringen — meaning in English

English meaning

• contort verb To twist in a violent manner.
• wry adjective Dryly humorous, often in a way that shows you know a situation is awkward or difficult; ironic.

Senses

verwringen is used for these senses in English:

• contort (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
• wry (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.

contort — full definition

1. verb To twist in a violent manner.
2. verb To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

wry — full definition

1. adjective Dryly humorous, often in a way that shows you know a situation is awkward or difficult; ironic.
2. adjective Twisted or bent out of the normal, straight shape, especially describing a face or expression.

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