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wrest in Norwegian

wrest in Norwegian is fravriste — wrest means to pull or twist something suddenly and with force.

wrest in Norwegian

fravriste
verb
(transitive) To obtain by pulling or violent force.

What does "wrest" mean?

  1. verb To pull or twist something suddenly and with force.
  2. verb To take something away from someone using force.
    "He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel."
  3. verb To bend, corrupt, or twist out of its true form.
  4. verb To adjust the tuning of something using a wrest, or key.
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wrest in a sentence

  • He wrested the remote control from my grasp and changed the channel.

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What is "wrest" in Norwegian?
"wrest" in Norwegian is fravriste. wrest means: To pull or twist something suddenly and with force.
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