Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: wringing
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ɪŋɪŋ]
Usage examples
  • 'Oh, don't go on like that!' cried the poor Queen, wringing her hands in despair.
  • "By St. George and his Dragon!" ejaculated the master of Harrowby, wringing his hands.
  • This girl recognized the yellow bird, and instead of wringing its neck, let it fly out of the window.
  • "Sister Anne, Sister Anne, look once again, can you see no one coming?" whispered the young wife wringing her hands.
  • Let them boil five minutes; then drain them out of the dye, and rinse them, without wringing, in fair water, and hang them in the shade, where they will dry.
  • The youth who took the path that ran eastwards arrived presently at a large city, where he found everybody standing at the doors, wringing their hands and weeping bitterly.
  • Silk and woollen goods should not be boiled in the dye-stuff, but it should be kept at a scalding heat for twenty minutes. Drain the goods without wringing, and hang them in a dry, shady place, where they will have the air.
  • Set the kettle on the fire, and let the water boil fifteen or twenty minutes; then put in sufficient cold water to make it lukewarm, put in the goods, and boil them an hour and a quarter--take them out without wringing, and dry them in a shady place.