wring – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of wring

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to wring out one's sock
Participle: wrung out one's sock
Gerund: wringing out one's sock

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of wring

Indicative

Present

Iwring out one's sock
youwring out one's sock
he;she;itwrings out one's sock
wewring out one's sock
youwring out one's sock
theywring out one's sock

Perfect

Ihave wrung out one's sock
youhave wrung out one's sock
he;she;ithas wrung out one's sock
wehave wrung out one's sock
youhave wrung out one's sock
theyhave wrung out one's sock

Past

Iwrung out one's sock
youwrung out one's sock
he;she;itwrung out one's sock
wewrung out one's sock
youwrung out one's sock
theywrung out one's sock

Pluperfect

Ihad wrung out one's sock
youhad wrung out one's sock
he;she;ithad wrung out one's sock
wehad wrung out one's sock
youhad wrung out one's sock
theyhad wrung out one's sock

Future

Iwill wring out one's sock
youwill wring out one's sock
he;she;itwill wring out one's sock
wewill wring out one's sock
youwill wring out one's sock
theywill wring out one's sock

Future Perfect

Iwill have wrung out one's sock
youwill have wrung out one's sock
he;she;itwill have wrung out one's sock
wewill have wrung out one's sock
youwill have wrung out one's sock
theywill have wrung out one's sock

Subjunctive

Present

Iwring out one's sock
youwring out one's sock
he;she;itwring out one's sock
wewring out one's sock
youwring out one's sock
theywring out one's sock

Perfect

Ihave wrung out one's sock
youhave wrung out one's sock
he;she;ithave wrung out one's sock
wehave wrung out one's sock
youhave wrung out one's sock
theyhave wrung out one's sock

Imperfect

Iwrung out one's sock
youwrung out one's sock
he;she;itwrung out one's sock
wewrung out one's sock
youwrung out one's sock
theywrung out one's sock

Pluperfect

Ihad wrung out one's sock
youhad wrung out one's sock
he;she;ithad wrung out one's sock
wehad wrung out one's sock
youhad wrung out one's sock
theyhad wrung out one's sock

Conditional

Present

Iwould wring out one's sock
youwould wring out one's sock
he;she;itwould wring out one's sock
wewould wring out one's sock
youwould wring out one's sock
theywould wring out one's sock

Perfect

Iwould have wrung out one's sock
youwould have wrung out one's sock
he;she;itwould have wrung out one's sock
wewould have wrung out one's sock
youwould have wrung out one's sock
theywould have wrung out one's sock

Imperative

youwring out one's sock
weLet's wring out one's sock
youwring out one's sock

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam wringing out one's sock
youare wringing out one's sock
he;she;itis wringing out one's sock
weare wringing out one's sock
youare wringing out one's sock
theyare wringing out one's sock

Perfect

Ihave been wringing out one's sock
youhave been wringing out one's sock
he;she;ithas been wringing out one's sock
wehave been wringing out one's sock
youhave been wringing out one's sock
theyhave been wringing out one's sock

Past

Iwas wringing out one's sock
youwere wringing out one's sock
he;she;itwas wringing out one's sock
wewere wringing out one's sock
youwere wringing out one's sock
theywere wringing out one's sock

Pluperfect

Ihad been wringing out one's sock
youhad been wringing out one's sock
he;she;ithad been wringing out one's sock
wehad been wringing out one's sock
youhad been wringing out one's sock
theyhad been wringing out one's sock

Future

Iwill be wringing out one's sock
youwill be wringing out one's sock
he;she;itwill be wringing out one's sock
wewill be wringing out one's sock
youwill be wringing out one's sock
theywill be wringing out one's sock

Future Perfect

Iwill have been wringing out one's sock
youwill have been wringing out one's sock
he;she;itwill have been wringing out one's sock
wewill have been wringing out one's sock
youwill have been wringing out one's sock
theywill have been wringing out one's sock

Conditional

Present

Iwould be wringing out one's sock
youwould be wringing out one's sock
he;she;itwould be wringing out one's sock
wewould be wringing out one's sock
youwould be wringing out one's sock
theywould be wringing out one's sock

Perfect

Iwould have been wringing out one's sock
youwould have been wringing out one's sock
he;she;itwould have been wringing out one's sock
wewould have been wringing out one's sock
youwould have been wringing out one's sock
theywould have been wringing out one's sock

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'wring'

cling, dig, fling, hamstring, sling, slink, stick, sting, string, swing, underdig, unstick, unstring, wring, foind, outfling, overswing, restick, restring, undersling, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'wring'

bring, dring, ring, whing, wing, wrig, wrong, bing, boing, brine,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

take by force
exact, extort, tear, wrench
twist
wrench, squeeze, wrest, compress, pry, extract, contort

Antonyms

twist
unwind, straighten, disentangle, separate

Additional Information

Cf. Old English strong verb clingan (cling), slincan (slink), spinnan (spin), stingan (sting), swingan (swing), gewinnan (win) and wringan (wring).

Etymology

1. O.E. wringan "press, strain, wring, twist" (class III strong verb; past tense wrang, pp. wrungen), from P.Gmc. *wrenganan (cf. O.E. wringen "to wring, press out," O.Fris. wringa, M.Du. wringhen, Du. wringen "to wring," O.H.G. ringan "to move to and fro, to twist," Ger. ringen "to wrestle"), from PIE *wrengh- "to turn," nasalized variant of *wergh- "to turn," from base *wer- "to turn, bend" (see versus). Wringer "device for squeezing water from clothes" first recorded 1799. Fig. phrase to put (something) through the wringer first recorded 1942, Amer.Eng.
2. From Middle English wring, wringe, wringen, wryng, wrynge, wryngen, wryngyn, from Old English wringan (“to wring”), from Proto-Germanic *wringaną (“to squeeze, twist, wring”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wrenǵʰ- (“to squeeze, wring”).
3. Cognates
4. Cognate with Scots wring (“to wring”), Saterland Frisian wringe (“to wring”), Dutch wringen (“to wring; to wrest; to writhe”), German ringen (“to wrestle; to struggle; to wring”), wringen (“to wring”), Luxembourgish réngen (“to grapple, wrestle”); also Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha, “fast, nimbly, rapidly”), Lithuanian rangýti (“to roll up; to curl, twist, wave”). See: Old English 'wringan', Proto-Germanic '*wringaną', Scots 'wring', Frisian, Saterlandic 'wringe', Dutch 'wringen', German, old spelling 'ringen', Luxembourgish 'réngen'.

Verbs referencing "wring"

German, old spelling wringen, Korean 틀리다, Luxembourgish réngen.

Sample Sentences

  • It was a source of inexpressible pleasure to me to observe the almost imperceptible, but not less certain effect, wrought by this institution among the small community of Boston; and to note at every turn the humanising tastes and desires it has engendered; the affectionate friendships to which it has given rise; the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • But stronger than all was maternal love, wrought into a paroxysm of frenzy by the near approach of a fearful danger. Her boy was old enough to have walked by her side, and, in an indifferent case, she would only have led him by the hand; but now [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of my personal appearance, with as much indifference as if I were a stuffed figure. I never gained so much uncompromising information with reference to my own nose and eyes, and various impressions wrought by my mouth and chin on different minds, and how my head looks when it is viewed from behind, as on these occasions. Some gentlemen were only satisfied by exercising their sense of touch; and the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I saw in them, the wheels that move the meanest perversion of virtuous Political Machinery that the worst tools ever wrought. Despicable trickery at elections; under-handed tamperings with public officers; cowardly attacks upon opponents, with scurrilous newspapers for shields, and hired pens for daggers; shameful [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] out with fatness; they have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression; they speak loftily. Therefore his people return, and the waters of a full cup are wrung out to them, and they say, How doth God know ? and is there knowledge in the Most High ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ But she sweats so, nights ! ” “ Well, I have, these ten years. Very often, night after night, my clothes will be wringing wet. There won't be a dry thread in my night-clothes and the sheets will be so that Mammy has to hang them up to dry ! Eva doesn't sweat anything like that ! ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] been ordered in Paris, to a pattern of his own device, having round it a border of rose-buds and leaves, and a centre-piece with full-flown roses. The bedstead, chairs, and lounges, were of bamboo, wrought in peculiarly graceful and fanciful patterns. Over the head of the bed was an alabaster bracket, on which a beautiful sculptured angel stood, with drooping wings, holding out a crown of [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] while over them, depending from the hands of sculptured figures, were gauze curtains similar to those of the bed. A light, fanciful bamboo table stood in the middle of the room, where a Parian vase, wrought in the shape of a white lily, with its buds, stood, ever filled with flowers. On this table lay Eva's books and little trinkets, with an elegantly wrought alabaster writing-stand, which her [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] of the room, where a Parian vase, wrought in the shape of a white lily, with its buds, stood, ever filled with flowers. On this table lay Eva's books and little trinkets, with an elegantly wrought alabaster writing-stand, which her father had supplied to her when he saw her trying to improve herself in writing. There was a fireplace in the room, and on the marble mantle above stood a [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] writing-stand, which her father had supplied to her when he saw her trying to improve herself in writing. There was a fireplace in the room, and on the marble mantle above stood a beautifully wrought statuette of Jesus receiving little children, and on either side marble vases, for which it was Tom's pride and delight to offer bouquets every morning. Two or three exquisite paintings of children, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)