Hand-wringing Definition

handriŋiŋ
handwringing
noun
Excessive expressions of distress or anxiety, by or as by clasping and twisting the hands together.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of hand wringing.
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Alternative spelling of hand wringing.
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A feigned exhibition of distress, usually with implied inaction or vacillating in the face of a dilemma or crisis.

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Other Word Forms of Hand-wringing

Noun

Singular:
hand-wringing
Plural:
hand-wringings

Origin of Hand-wringing

Hand-wringing Sentence Examples

  • The failure of the Williams sisters to win much over the past two years was greeted with much hand-wringing by some commentators.

  • Amid much concerned liberal hand-wringing the rightwing neoliberal agenda is explicitly stated.

  • Repetitive behaviors may materialize, such as tissue shredding or hand wringing.

  • Children with Rett's syndrome usually repeat certain movements and gestures, in particular, hand wringing or hand washing.

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