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Meanings of wringing out in inglês

Extract liquid from fabric by action of twisting or squeezing.

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Usage of wringing out in inglês
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Dripping clean and wringing out her hair, Auri headed off through Tenners.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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But it was after thoroughly wringing out the hide that the work began.
The Mammoth Hunters
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Webb was wringing out another compress, preparing to change the dressing.
Ride Proud, Rebel!
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After twenty years of wringing out heavily wet togas, she possessed deceptive strength.
The Silver Pigs
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He looked up and saw Joscelyn wringing out her little handkerchief in the pannikin.
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
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She straightened her back and began wringing out the sponge.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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She makes a squeezing gesture with her hands, as though wringing out a dishcloth.
The Guardian
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Her eyes were sore from crying, her head ached from wringing out the tears.
Breeder
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August was wringing out the last heat of summer.
The Irish Times
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But she only laughed gayly at the accident, and wringing out her wet skirt, said:
The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love
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The SuccessFactors deal is more about generating top-line growth than wringing out cost synergies, they said.
Reuters
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After wringing out the shirts we will put them in under the sacks next to us.
Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
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The bike recently got a wringing out at the track, and Hussain passed along some video.
Wired
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Beside him, wringing out a wet handkerchief and spreading it on the burning forehead, knelt Angela.
An Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian Frontier
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Then she staggered onto the beach, streaming droplets and wringing out the skirt of her suit.
Ladder of years: a novel
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The seaman in question had been wringing out his checkered shirt in an effort to dry it.
Honour This Day
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