Значення

значень: 4
  1. One who wrings.

  2. One who wrings.

    One who uses a wringer (machine).

  3. A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung).

    a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed

  4. (переносно)Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.

Приклади

речень: 5
  1. He made me go through the wringer.

  2. They always put us through the wringer, don't they?

    deWir werden immer in die Mangel genommen, oder?

  3. I feel sorry for his mom; he really puts her through the wringer.

  4. I've been through the wringer.

  5. At his final exam, Bob was really put through the wringer; the test covered everything that was in the course.

Походження

From Middle English wringere, equivalent to wring + -er.

From Middle English wringere, equivalent to wring + -er.

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Форми

множина: wringers
Однинаwringer
Множинаwringers

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Синоніми

синонімів: 2

Спільнокореневі

пов’язаних слів: 3
Пов’язаніwring

Дивіться також

сусідні слова
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