"hand-wringingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more hand-wringingly [comparative], most hand-wringingly [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} hand-wringingly (comparative more hand-wringingly, superlative most hand-wringingly)
  1. Alternative spelling of handwringingly Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: handwringingly
    Sense id: en-hand-wringingly-en-adv-dbMuw8Dj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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