WRINGER Definition & Meaning

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wringer

[ ring-er ]

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noun

an apparatus or machine for squeezing liquid out of anything wet, such as a pair of rollers between which an article of wet clothing may be squeezed.
a painful, difficult, or tiring experience; ordeal:
Their years-long disagreement was an emotional wringer that hurt them both deeply.
a person or thing that wrings:
My father is a real worrier—a wringer of hands and a pacer of floors.

wringer

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noun

another name for mangle 2

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of wringer¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; wring ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

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Idioms and Phrases

through the wringer,
1. through acute suffering or hardship:
  He’s really been through the wringer with his child’s illness.
  A series of disasters put her family through the wringer financially.
2. through rigorous testing, examination, or trial:
  Our numbers have been run through the wringer every which way, and it still looks like some cuts will be needed.
  Keep an eye out for a full review once we put this racing bike through the wringer.

More idioms and phrases containing wringer

see under put through (the wringer) .

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England fans are used to their teams putting them through the wringer.

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"You don't wake up one morning and say, 'Oh, we'll get divorced'. I've been through the wringer. It's been hugely stressful."

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“Cronenberg takes these concerns that we all have and runs them through this fantastical wringer, so that we come to see ourselves in some new way,” says Lucca.

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He finally was cleared, but only after his reputation was put through a wringer.

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Donnie Wahlberg shared in the documentary that in the beginning stages of New Kids on The Block the members were put through the wringer.

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