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Wrung
/rʌŋ/verb
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Wrung is the past participle of the verb 'wring', meaning to twist and squeeze something forcefully to extract liquid or relieve pressure. In everyday and metaphorical contexts, it conveys emotional or physical exhaustion, like feeling completely drained after intense effort, making it a vivid way to describe strain in modern life.
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In Shakespeare's works, 'wrung' is used more than 25 times to depict emotional torment, such as in 'Hamlet' where it symbolizes inner conflict, showing how this simple word has helped shape English literature's exploration of human suffering since the late 16th century.
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