noun
wringer
RIH-nguh
noun
1
A device with two rollers used to squeeze water out of wet laundry.
"Old washing machines often came with a hand-cranked wringer attached."
2
Informal: a difficult or gruelling experience, as in "put through the wringer".
"The interview process really put him through the wringer."
How to Use Wringer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA laundry machine that squeezes water from clothes, or (figuratively) a tough ordeal.
Common pairings
put someone through the wringer
Word Forms
wringers plural
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