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what does wring, wrung, wringing mean? #1 (permalink) Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:31 am   what does wring, wrung, wringing mean?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #266 "Irregular Verbs Test (14)", question 10

You have to ......... the water out of those wet clothes before you hang them up to dry.

(a) wring
(b) wrung
(c) wringing

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #266 "Irregular Verbs Test (14)", answer 10

You have to wring the water out of those wet clothes before you hang them up to dry.

Correct answer: (a) wring
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what does wring, wrung, wringing mean? #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:58 am   what does wring, wrung, wringing mean?
 

Havent you ever handled any wet pieces of cloth after you wash them in a tub or something? Before you hang them up to dry, you have to dispose of most of the water that is in those pieces of cloth. What will you do to accomplish this task if all the means you have is a pair of hands (your hands). That action is called wringing the water out of wet clothes (i.e. twisting those clothes so hard that water starts leaking out of them)
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what does wring, wrung, wringing mean? #3 (permalink) Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:02 pm   what does wring, wrung, wringing mean?
 

My online dictionary says: "wring - to hold something tightly with both hands and twist it by turning your hands in opposite directions" Obviously "wrung" is past tense for "wring"...
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what does wring, wrung, wringing mean? #4 (permalink) Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:13 pm   what does wring, wrung, wringing mean?
 

Ahmadov wrote:
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You own an on-line dictionary? That kicks a$$ Smile
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what does wring, wrung, wringing mean? #5 (permalink) Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:15 pm   what does wring, wrung, wringing mean?
 

Yes, I am running one Smile
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what does wring, wrung, wringing mean? #6 (permalink) Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:23 pm   what does wring, wrung, wringing mean?
 

Hey, that was a joke... I am not running any web site. I just use www.dictionary.cambridge.org
I have been using this web site so intensively that I feel it belongs to me... Smile
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