wringing

[US]/rɪŋ/
[UK]/rɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at vride, presse, især halsen
clasp stramt, især hånd
at presse ud (vådt tøj); at vride ud (vand)

Phrases & Collocations

wring out

vride ud

wring hands

bide neglene

wring a towel

vride et håndklæde

wring someone's neck

kvæle nogen

wringing wet

dryppende våd

Example Sentences

wring the neck of a chicken.

vride halsen på en kylling.

a tale that wrings the heart.

en historie, der vrider hjertet.

wring (out) wet clothes

vride vådt tøj ud

wring a confession from the prisoner

vride en tilståelse ud af fangen

wring the clothes and hang them on the line.

Vrid tøjet og hæng det på tørresnoren.

Wring those wet things out.

Vrid de våde ting ud.

Those interviewers really put me through the wringer!

De interviewere satte mig virkelig på prøve!

I'll wring your neck if you don't behave!

Jeg vil vride dit hoved rundt om halsen, hvis du ikke opfører dig!

If I find the person who did this, I’ll wring his neck!

Hvis jeg finder den person, der gjorde det, vil jeg vride hans hals!

He’s been through the wringer lately, what with his divorce, and then losing his job.

Han har haft det svært for nylig, med hans skilsmisse og derefter tab af job.

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