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What is the noun for wringing?

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wringer
  1. One who wrings.
  2. A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung); a mangle.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. examination, questioning, interrogation, investigation, grilling, inquisition, inquiry, quizzing, query, inquest, enquiry, pumping, quiz, interrogative, interrogatory, enquiring, inquiring, cross-examination, cross-questioning, third degree, oral examination, Q and A, question and answer session, request, call, question, poll, demand, catechism, interview, probe, probing, scrutiny, disquisition, delving, hearing, review, quest, fishing expedition, interviewing, debriefing, pressure, cross-interrogation, exhaustive questioning, reexamination, the third degree, evaluation, double-checking, ask me anything, AMA … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The wringer with its flexible rubber rollers is electrically driven and swings effortlessly into 8 different positions.”
      “The housewife still had to use a wringer to extract the water at the end of each cycle.”
      “I argued that the washerwoman might have mangled her hand if she was caught in the wringer, but it couldn't have engulfed her entirely.”
wring
  1. A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. squeeze, press, pinch, clasp, compression, crush, grip, nip, squash, clutch, force, grasp, handclasp, pressure … more
wringing
  1. The act by which something is wrung.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. twist, wresting, twisting, wrenching, wrench, yank, tug, pull, jerk, draw, heave, haul, pluck, jolt, wrest, rip, turn, curve, bend, loop, kink, meander, arc, zigzag, wind, swivel, undulation, convolution, twirl, spin, snake, helix, screw, twine, spiral, curlicue, torsion, braid, warp, hairpin bend, dog-leg, curl, coil, arch, angle, crook, bow, hook, curvature, corner … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His relentless questioning of the witness was a masterclass in legal wringing, as he skillfully extracted the truth from each hesitant response.”
wringings
  1. plural of wringing
  2. Synonyms:
      3. twists, twistings, wrenchings, wrenches, hauls, wrests, pulls, jolts, rips, heaves, yanks, draws, jerks, tugs, pluck, tweaks, twitches, drag, strain, wiggles, snatches, flicks, thrust, snags, blackmail, extortions, exaction, coercion, compulsion, shakedowns, extraction, intimidation, briberies, threats, milkings, protection, ransom, bleeding, bribes, corruption, payoffs, tribute, pay-offs, protection rackets, hush money, slush funds, exploitation, cheating, squeezings, swindlings … more
wringers
  1. plural of wringer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. examinations, questionings, interrogations, investigation, grillings, inquisition, inquiry, quizzings, queries, inquests, enquiry, pumping, quizzes, interrogatives, interrogatories, enquiring, cross-examination, third degree, Q and As, questions, catechisms, polls, requests, demand, calls, interviews, probings, probes, reviews, quests, debriefings, scrutiny, hearing, delvings, fishing expeditions, disquisitions, pressure, reexaminations, evaluation, trials, research, inspection, searches, exploration, trial balloons, analysis, checks, study, legwork, pursuit … more
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