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wringen.

to wring (clothes)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/vʁɪŋən/[vʁɪŋən][vʁɪŋŋ̩]
  1. to wring (clothes)

    class-3 · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Low German wringen, from Middle Low German wringen, from Old Saxon wringan, from Proto-West Germanic *wringan, from Proto-Germanic *wringaną. German cognates include ringen, renken and würgen. Compare also Low German wringen, Dutch wringen, English wring.

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