What does "wringer" mean?
One who wrings.
Wringer
/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: One who wrings.
- Grammar: wringer is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: baptism of fire, broom, buffer, cleaning.
- Useful contrasts: cakewalk, dryer, easy ride.
- Usage evidence: At his final exam, Bob was really put through the wringer; the test covered everything that was in the course.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who wrings.
"We wringers of hands don't really want a step to take! We want to continue our hand-wringing and feel hostile toward anyone who acts as if there's something simple to do about any problem."
- 2 a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed wordnet
- 3 One who wrings.; One who uses a wringer (machine).
- 4 A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung).
- 5 Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal. figuratively
"Reynders brushed a messy lock of orange hair out of her eyes for the dozenth time. Her body didn't change in the ADDC, actively resisted and eventually reverted any changes being consciously made to it, but in her constant state of nervous paranoia she was doing a bang-up job of making herself look like she'd been through several sequential wringers. "I know there's a better way to describe this, but it's very hard to focus. Bear with it. I hate being like this a lot more than you hate hearing it, trust me.""
Example
"At his final exam, Bob was really put through the wringer; the test covered everything that was in the course."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "wringer"?
Common synonyms include: baptism of fire, broom, buffer, cleaning, corkscrew, crowbar.
How do you use "wringer" in a sentence?
At his final exam, Bob was really put through the wringer; the test covered everything that was in the course.
How do you pronounce "wringer"?
Pronounced /ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)/.
Etymology
From Middle English wringere, equivalent to wring + -er.