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  • past participle of wring.
  • past tense form of wring.
Definitions

wrung

[ruhng] / rʌŋ /
ADJECTIVE
squeezed out
Synonyms


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As the rest of the soccer world wrung its hands over the consequences of political interference with what happened on the pitch, the U.S. remained unapologetic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The trumpeters persevere valiantly but, by the end of the day, everyone's wrung out.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Guthrie has been seen in a couple of Instagram videos since then looking exhausted and emotionally wrung out as she and her siblings try to communicate with whoever has their mother.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

There was widespread exuberance in the gold market prior to its plunge, and only a small part of that exuberance has been wrung out of the market.

From MarketWatch Feb. 2, 2026

My insides are pulsing like someone took my intestines and wrung them out like a mop.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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