Word Games Pro Dictionary
wrenching
To violently move in a turn or writhe.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- RENCHIN
- Scrabble score
- 18
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
Meaning
Definitions
verb
To violently move in a turn or writhe.
To pull or twist violently.
“With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man.”
To turn aside or deflect.
To slander.
To tighten with or as if with a winch.
To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
“Be careful not to wrench your ankle walking along those loose stones!”
To distort from the original meaning.
To thrust a weapon in a twisting motion.
To disarm an opponent by whirling his or her blade away.
To rack with pain.
To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
To use the tool known as a wrench.
“The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose.”
noun
The act by which something is wrenched.
In context
Example Sentences
With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man.
Be careful not to wrench your ankle walking along those loose stones!
The plumber wrenched the pipes until they came loose.