wringing
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解説 Definition
wringing は wring（絞る、ねじって水分を出す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。布や手などを強くねじる動作を表し、比喩的な用法もありますが、ここでは物理的に絞る意味で使います。
Wringing is the action of twisting or squeezing a wet object, especially cloth, firmly enough to force water or other liquid out of it. It is also the present participle of wring when describing this action in progress.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 wring「ねじって絞る」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の g は重ねず wringing とします。発音は原形 /rɪŋ/ に /ɪŋ/ が続き、最初の w は発音しません。wring water from a towel、wring a cloth out のように、両手で布をねじる場面と結びつけます。
Start with the base verb wring, meaning to twist something firmly so that liquid comes out, and add -ing to form wringing. The final g of wring is not doubled. In pronunciation, the initial w is silent, and the base /rɪŋ/ is followed by the -ing sound. Picture both hands twisting a wet towel in opposite directions. Useful patterns are “wring water from a towel” and “wring the cloth out.” This distinguishes wringing from simply squeezing, which does not necessarily involve twisting, and from ringing, which means making a bell or telephone sound.
例文
She was wringing water from the wet towel.
彼女は濡れたタオルから水を絞っていました。
Wringing the cloth too hard can damage the fibers.
布を強く絞りすぎると繊維を傷めることがあります。
After washing the shirt, he spent a minute wringing it out.
シャツを洗ったあと、彼はそれを1分ほど絞りました。
wringing の類義語・関連語
wringing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 wringan（ねじる、絞る）に由来し、現在分詞 wringing が名詞化したもの。印欧祖語の *wrengh-（ねじる）が語根で、wring（絞る）や wrinkle（しわ）と同根。布を両手でねじって水を搾り出す動作が原義である。
Wringing is formed regularly from wring plus the suffix -ing. Wring comes from Old English wringan, meaning “to twist, press, or squeeze,” and belongs to an old Germanic group of words involving twisting. It has also been connected with an Indo-European root reconstructed with the sense “turn or twist.” The physical image of twisting wet cloth to remove water remains central to both the verb and the gerund.
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