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[the same pronunciation, as in ‘ring’; the ‘w’ in “wring” is silent]

“Wring”  (verb ~~~  wring – wrung/wrang – wrung – wringing & the ‘w’ silent) is ‘to take away something from somebody by force, usually twisting or wresting violently or with a lot of effort; squeeze; to twist or press a wet cloth or clothes very tightly in order to take away the water or any other liquid from them; to rub or twist one’s hands together because one is worried or upset or in expectation of something from others; to shake others’ hand(s) very tightly and for longer than is usual; to twist or press something out of shape; {rare usage, as a noun, it is ‘a forceful twist or grip’} [‘twist’ = turning something out of shape, usually with some force, again and again in order to get something out of it]

e.g.

Polly wrings out the clothes and hangs them on the clothesline every morning.

The local governments always try to wring additional funds from the central government.

The patients waiting in the dentist’s office are wringing their hand nervously.

Businessmen wring their hands vigorously over any new deal.

He wrung the chicken’s neck and killed it instantly.

When the door handle did not turn freely he gave it a wring and it broke off the door.

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“Ring” (noun) is ‘a piece of jewellery that people wear on their fingers; something that is in the shape of a circle; a round shape; a group of bad people who does something illegal; the stage like area that is enclosed with ropes around in sports like boxing, wrestling, etc.’,

e.g.

He took out a ring from his pocket and put it on her ring finger.

It’s lovely to see the moon with a ring round it.

The dancers formed a ring round the camp fire and started to dance and sing.

The government suspects that drugs rings are in full operation in all the big cities.

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“Ring”, as a noun, is ‘the repeated “tring…tring” sound that a door bell or a telephone makes; (of a mental or physical sickness) the sound one hears in the head or in the ears continuously, which needs immediate medical treatment; to remember something suddenly that one has forgotten before; (of a voice or idea) that a person feels that they have heard or known or heard it before’, as a verb  ~~~  ring – rang – rung — ringing, it is ‘to make a telephone call in order to talk to somebody or to pass on some information; to operate a door bell in order to get the attention of the people inside; to make somebody remember something suddenly; to make the bells of a school, church, temple, etc. give out the “tring…tring” sound to let people know that the work has begun or ended’,

e.g.

She said she would give me a ring the following week.   [call on the telephone]

The door bell is ringing; will someone answer it, please?

When we hear several rings of the church bell we know somebody has passed away.

I rang up all my friends and tell them about my winning the first prize!      [i.e. to call them on telephone]

He complains of a ringing sound in his ears all the time; he should see a doctor soon.

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“Ring” (verb ~~~ ring – ringed – ringed – ringing), is ‘to surround (to be around) somebody or some place from all the sides; to draw circular (round) marks around something in order to get peoples’ attention to it or to make people see it clearly’,

e.g.

Every year on Independence Day, thousands of people ring the prison buildings all over the country to witness their beloved relatives being released on humanitarian grounds.

The police ringed the whole place where the escaped convicts holed up in order not to let anybody escape this time.

The manager ringed all the mistakes in my report in red, and ordered me to redraft it …this time without any new mistakes.

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