How to Pronounce "wring out of"
expression
RING OW-t uhv
ring OW-t ov
Definition
To forcefully get something, such as information or an object, from someone who doesn't want to give it up.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹɪŋ/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv
British English
ɹˈɪŋ/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RING OW-t uhv
UK
ring OW-t ov
Listen in Context
It is hard to wring out of him what really happened.
She managed to wring out of her son the truth about the broken vase.
Reporters tried to wring out of the official any details about the event.
Good luck trying to wring out of Mark what happened at the party—he never talks!