Synonyms of wringing

wringing 1 of 2

noun

as in twisting

a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something

a firm wringing of the shoe got it off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• twisting
• twist
• tug
• wrenching
• wresting
• wrench
• pull
• yank
• extraction
• displacement
• dislocation
• draw
• draft

wringing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of wring

1

as in squeezing

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats

that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezing
• extorting
• exacting
• milking
• wresting
• coercing
• bleeding
• forcing
• gouging
• swindling
• fleecing
• skinning
• cheating
• compelling
• racketeering

2

as in earning

to get with great difficulty

after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• squeezing
• scraping (up or together)
• obtaining
• scrounging
• procuring
• acquiring
• wresting
• securing
• eking (out)
• attaining
• gaining
• drawing
• landing

3

as in pulling

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

I'm so mad I could wring your neck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulling
• yanking
• tugging
• plucking
• wrenching
• twisting
• jerking
• wresting
• removing
• extracting
• prying
• lugging
• tweaking
• dredging (up)
• drawing
• dislocating
• levering
• displacing
• shifting
• transposing
• jimmying
• disturbing
• transferring
• budging

4

as in prying

to draw out by force or with effort

willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulling
• prying
• yanking
• extracting
• plucking
• removing
• tearing (out)
• uprooting
• wresting
• corkscrewing
• taking (out)
• prizing
• rooting (out)
• withdrawing
• mining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserting
• installing
• instilling
• stuffing
• implanting
• jamming
• wedging
• cramming
• ramming