hand wringing

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The repeated clasping or squeezing of the hands as a symptom of distress

Whisperings filled the corridors with unearthly sounds — the hand-wringing and breast-beating of the elder sisters — the sighs and sobs of the younger.

A feigned exhibition of distress, usually with implied inaction or vacillating in the face of a dilemma or crisis

As noted, the confusion and hand wringing about who should do what mostly flows from a failure to clearly think through what an epidemic is and what will be demanded in response.

hand wringings
plural form of hand wringing
hand-wringing
Alternative spelling of hand wringing
handwringing
Alternative form of hand wringing
hand wringing

    Silbentrennung

    Hand wring·ing

    Türkische aussprache

    händ rîngîng

    Aussprache

    /ˈhand ˈrəɴɢəɴɢ/ /ˈhænd ˈrɪŋɪŋ/

    Etymologie

    () hand +‎ wringing

    Videos

    ... awful lot of Sturm und Drang and hand-wringing and concern over users and what they were ...
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