wringer

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/

Definition of wringer

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who wrings.
    “We wringers of hands don't really want a step to take! We want to continue our hand-wringing and feel hostile toward anyone who acts as if there's something simple to do about any problem.”
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noun

  1. One who wrings.
    “We wringers of hands don't really want a step to take! We want to continue our hand-wringing and feel hostile toward anyone who acts as if there's something simple to do about any problem.”
  2. One who wrings.
  3. A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung).
  4. (figuratively)Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.

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Etymology

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

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