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handwringer

handwringer noun: a person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.

Noun

handwringer (plural handwringers)

  1. A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.

Forms of handwringer

pluralhandwringers

Origin of handwringer

From hand + wringer.

Questions about handwringer

What does handwringer mean?
Handwringer means a person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
What part of speech is handwringer?
Handwringer is a noun.
What is the plural of handwringer?
The plural of handwringer is handwringers.

Words near handwringer in the dictionary

  1. handworking
  2. handworkman
  3. handworkmen
  4. handworks
  5. handwoven
  6. handwringer
  7. handwringers
  8. handwringing
  9. handwringingly
  10. handwringings
  11. handwrit

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