vääntää niskat nurin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- wring verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.
Senses
vääntää niskat nurin is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
wring — full definition
- verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.
- verb To twist and clasp the hands together from distress or anxiety.
- verb To obtain something with difficulty or by applying pressure, such as forcing out a confession.