Usually means: Person excessively worried or anxious.
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  1. handwringer: Merriam-Webster
  2. handwringer: Collins English Dictionary
  3. handwringer: Wiktionary
  4. handwringer: Dictionary.com
  5. handwringer: TheFreeDictionary.com

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

Similar:
wringer, wring, wristy, wrister, mangle, wrench, mopholder, handwasher, wristspinner, winch, more...

Opposite:
decisive, confident, assured, resolute

Types:
worrier, anxious person, neurotic, overthinker, more...

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Similar:
wringer, wring, wristy, wrister, mangle, wrench, mopholder, handwasher, wristspinner, winch, more...

Opposite:
decisive, confident, assured, resolute

Types:
worrier, anxious person, neurotic, overthinker, more...



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