English Explanatory Dictionary

hanky-twist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fret; to worry ineffectually.

Word forms

hanky-twist hanky-twists hanky-twisting hanky-twisted

Etymology

From the image of an anxious person twisting a handkerchief in the hands.

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