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plume vs wring

wring vs plume

plume and wring both are nouns.

plume and wring both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plume Yes No Yes No
wring Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wring is a hyponym of plume; that is, wring is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plume:
  • plume: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • wring: obtain by coercion or intimidation
Other hyponyms of plume include extort, gouge, rack, squeeze.
plume (noun) wring (noun)
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds a twisting squeeze
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
plume (verb) wring (verb)
dress or groom with elaborate care twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
form a plume twist and press out of shape
clean with one's bill twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
deck with a plume obtain by coercion or intimidation
be proud of
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Difference between plume and wring

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