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Significados de wringing em inglês

Extract liquid from fabric by action of twisting or squeezing.

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Uso de wringing em inglês
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The mother stood in the middle of the floor wringing her hands.
The Soul of a Child
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Rapp passed the information onto Speyer, who began wringing his hands nervously.
Act of treason
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Others have proposed wringing more utility out of the existing subway network.
Wired
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Mrs. Gildersleeve sat down by the bedside wringing her hands in silence.
What's Bred in the Bone
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After wringing the water from the moist linen, she approached the bed.
The notorious scoundrel
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There has been the usual hand-wringing over the FA Cup this week.
The Irish Times
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But the spirit of the house still wandered about wringing its hands.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
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The poor people stood by, wringing their hands and watching the flames.
The Valley of Vision : A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tale...
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I was wringing-wet, and there was a piercing pain in my side.
The Young Forester
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Liv was doing whatever she was asked, and generally wringing her hands.
The whole world: a novel
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I trust to have the opportunity of wringing his neck some day.
The Eustace Diamonds
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The wretched woman sat rocking to and fro-weeping and wringing her hands.
John Halifax, Gentleman
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By the third time we repeated this, I was wringing with sweat.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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Meanwhile, the United States is wringing its hands over what to do.
Wired
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I cried, wringing my hands and handing her the letter to read.
Fifteen Years with the Outcast
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He heard the wringing of her hands, and guessed her beside herself.
The Forest Lovers
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