wrung

To wring all that can be wrung from metaphor, note what our elected and appointed officials are not dressed as.

Western leaders wrung their hands but took no substantive action.

Almost every “fact” is wrung through an ideological thresher and pulverized.

Pundits have wrung their hands over the consequences of the leaks.

I wrung my hands about this until the other day, when a now-infamous SAT question hit the Web.

With a groan, wrung from the very depths of his heart, he tossed the man a gold-piece; another to the woman.

The girl threw herself into a chair, with her back towards him, and wrung her hands; but made no reply.

Ministers wrung their hands, the king sent for his confessor, the queen wept—but the nation groaned.

He jumped to his feet and wrung both her hands and kissed them to her great embarrassment.

Clipperton hesitated a moment, then rushed forward, caught Matt's hand, and wrung it fervently.