Word info

handwringing

Noun

Meaning

handwringing (countable and uncountable, plural handwringings)

Alternative form of hand wringing

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Before anglers get too confident that the danger has passed after all these years of handwringing, however, Smith has several caveats. Source: Internet

But what recent Olympics Games have been planned without some major handwringing and apocalyptic forecasting? Source: Internet

Stories like these seem absurd and yet their prevalence is what keeps traditional notions of women’s roles firmly in place and leads to the print version of handwringing over the so-called “abandonment” of caregiving. Source: Internet

Was there comparable handwringing over Ellsberg? Source: Internet

Since it came out in 2013, the “—a landmark survey of American Jewish demographics, beliefs and practices—has been at the center of American Jewish scrutiny and handwringing. Source: Internet

What the world sees most are the modest contributions, opaque rhetoric, and handwringing of the federal government. Source: Internet

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