wringen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- squirm verb To twist and wriggle the body, like a worm or snake.
- wrest verb To pull or twist something suddenly and with force.
- wring verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.
- wry adjective Dryly humorous, often in a way that shows you know a situation is awkward or difficult; ironic.
Senses
wringen is used for these senses in English:
- squirm (intransitive) To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
- wrest (transitive) To pull or twist violently.
- wring (archaic, or, Britain, dialectal, also, figuratively) To cause (someone or something) physical harm, injury, or pain; specifically, by applying pressure or by twisting; to harm, to hurt, to injure.
- wry (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.
squirm — full definition
- verb To twist and wriggle the body, like a worm or snake.
- verb To feel or show discomfort, embarrassment, or awkwardness.
- noun A wriggling, twisting movement.
wrest — full definition
- verb To pull or twist something suddenly and with force.
- verb To take something away from someone using force.
- verb To bend, corrupt, or twist out of its true form.
- verb To adjust the tuning of something using a wrest, or key.
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