handwringer

Variant of hand-wringing

hand-wringing definition

hand·-wringing or handwringing hand′·wring′ing (hand′riŋ′iŋ)

noun

expression of distress or anxiety, as in clasping and twisting the hands together

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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