Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handwringing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: hand-wring-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of hand wringing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Canada's decision to stand against an attempt by Cuba, China, Egypt and other egregious human rights violators to condemn Israel at a UN Human Rights Council meeting should be a matter of national pride, not national handwringing."
"For a man raised since birth to be strong, resolute, spare with words, and never to bow to the weepings and handwringings of the weaker sex, he had poured out his heart in that letter."

Usage

Inflected Forms

handwringings (plural)

Derived Forms

handwringingly

Questions

What does handwringing mean?: Alternative form of hand wringing.

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