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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDWRINGER

handwringer  [ˈhændˌrɪŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDWRINGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handwringer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HANDWRINGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of handwringer in the English dictionary

The definition of handwringer in the dictionary is a person who wrings the hands often as a display of worry or upset.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDWRINGER


bringer
ˈbrɪŋə
dinger
ˈdɪŋə
Feininger
ˈfaɪnɪŋə
gunslinger
ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋə
herringer
ˈhɛrɪŋə
humdinger
ˈhʌmˌdɪŋə
klipspringer
ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə
pinger
ˈpɪŋə
ringer
ˈrɪŋə
Schlesinger
ˈʃlɛzɪŋə
singer
ˈsɪŋə
slinger
ˈslɪŋə
springer
ˈsprɪŋə
stinger
ˈstɪŋə
stringer
ˈstrɪŋə
swinger
ˈswɪŋə
Vlissingen
ˈvlɪsɪŋə
winger
ˈwɪŋə
wringer
ˈrɪŋə
zinger
ˈzɪŋə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDWRINGER

handsomeness
handspike
handspring
handstaff
handstamp
handstand
handstroke
handsturn
handwheel
handwork
handworked
handwrite
handwriting
handwritten
handwrought
handy
handy-pack
handyman
handymen
handyperson

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDWRINGER

country singer
finger
five-finger
flinger
ginger
Grainger
harbinger
hunger
index finger
Kissinger
lead singer
left-winger
linger
little finger
middle finger
not lift a finger
pop singer
pottinger
ring finger
Salinger
wild ginger

Synonyms and antonyms of handwringer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handwringer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDWRINGER

Find out the translation of handwringer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of handwringer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «handwringer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

handwringer
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

handwringer
570 millions of speakers

English

handwringer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

handwringer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

handwringer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

handwringer
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

handwringer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

handwringer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

handwringer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Handwringer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

handwringer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

handwringer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

handwringer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Handwringer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

handwringer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

handwringer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हस्तमैथुन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

handwringer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

handwringer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

handwringer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

handwringer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

handwringer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

handwringer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handwringer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handwringer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

handwringer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handwringer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDWRINGER»

The term «handwringer» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.041 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDWRINGER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about handwringer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDWRINGER»

Discover the use of handwringer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handwringer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In a Minute
'I have pleasure in announcing that the new mayor of the City of Greater Furlong is the Honourable Henry Handwringer.' Mr. Handwringer came forward lit by flash bulbs from the Press. 'Fellow councillors' he said, 'ladies and gentlemen.
John Craig, 2010
2
College Admission Essays For Dummies
Legitimate compliment: When I look at the roster of alumni, I see many accomplished writers such as Felonia Handwringer, Jackson Flounder, and Philip Poeticall. The writing program that nurtured their talent has several aspects that attract ...
Geraldine Woods, 2011
3
Geniuses
Look at Handwringer. What a name. She's drooling over him like some kind of wide-eyed cow who can't wait to get to his hotel room and stick his dick in her mouth. Andor glanced at Handwringer and saw Chipulsky was right. She was staring ...
Neil W. Flanzraich, 2014
4
Sorry!: The English and Their Manners
And why do they matter so much? In examining English manners, Henry Hitchings delves into the English character and investigates what it means to be English. Sorry! presents an amusing, illuminating, and quirky audit of English manners.
Henry Hitchings, 2013
5
Known and Unknown: A Memoir
Few Americans have spent more time near the center of power than Donald Rumsfeld, whose widely commented-on memoir offers many previously undisclosed details about his service with four U.S. presidents.
Donald Rumsfeld, 2011
6
Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline, With a New Preface ...
When people speak of the decline of the public intellectual, and are not merely being “declin- ists” (the kind of handwringer we'll meet in Chapter 8), they are referring to quality rather than quantity, to the possibility that the distinctive social  ...
Richard A. POSNER, Richard A Posner, 2009
7
The Great Round World, and what is Going on in it
The real wringer is merely a strengthened form of the handwringer. In the early days of wholesale laundering the iron rollers were covered with rubber, but the sulphur in the latter united with the metal, making the latter porous. The difficulty ...
‎1900
8
For Love of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton: The White ...
“She is not a handwringer. She was trying to keep us from thinking the roof was falling in. All eyes were on her.” In the back of her mind, she heard David Kendall's advice: “Screw 'em.” Hillary emphasized that she and the President had “talked ...
Sally Bedell Smith, 2007
9
Girls!: Helping Your Little Girl Become an Extraordinary Woman
Limit your daughter's exposure to the third kind: the handwringer. Like Aunt Marion, older women with some “juice” left are a heart lift. Their lives vibrate with a magic every girl needs to touch. We are hard pressed to explain it but we know the ...
William Beausay, Kathryn Beausay, 2012
10
Wash Thoroughly with Soap and Water
... crying on the porch for the greater part of it, until Hand-Wringer's wife went inside and called fucking cops like a dumbass. I would have been scared for HandWringer and BadComment too. I'm scared they'll read 143 Christopher D. Gillis.
Christopher D. Gillis, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDWRINGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handwringer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Osborne gets the press he was after on sweetened Budget
... data commonly available is a figure of £101.8bn for 2014. That is what it is and everyone who claims differently is a first grade handwringer. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Conservatives' collective tantrum over the pope has been a wonder …
Nick Cater, executive director of the Liberal party's Menzies Research Centre, later chimed in with his take on “Pope Francis the Handwringer”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Parents fund public schools
... and committed Catholic and am dismayed by this encyclical of Pope Francis (“The wretched gospel of Pope Francis the handwringer'', 23/6). «The Australian, Jun 15»
4
wretched gospel of Pope Francis
Welcome to the world of Pope Francis the Handwringer, a pontiff so overcome with gloom that he makes the prophet Job look cheery. «The Australian, Jun 15»
5
Four Swedish police officers were heading to Broadway show when …
@handwringer. The four officers — Eric Jansberger, Erik Naslund, Samuel Kvarzell and Asberg — met with NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton, ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
6
John Hood: Read to stay informed
I'm not a handwringer. I don't believe our Republic is doomed because media consumption has fragmented. But I do think the pendulum has ... «News & Observer, Mar 15»
7
Kelly's Eye: The ludicrous outrage over leaders debates
However, my enjoyment was marred by the handwringer presenting the report who warned us in a worried tone beforehand that it included ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
8
The fall of the public sphere
Michael Moore, America's most right-on documentary maker and professional handwringer, tweeted: 'My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. «Spiked, Mar 15»
9
Premiere Racing steps aside from Key West Race Week
“Making the business model work ended up being an annual handwringer given the reality of sponsorship and our sport here in the U.S. and ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Mar 15»
10
Big music events in metro Detroit, March 5 and beyond
Andrew and the Anonymous Hooligansm on the Fritz: With Handwringer, the Ohmbres and Face the Fact, 5 p.m. March 15. The Pike Room ... «Detroit Free Press, Feb 15»

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