handwringer
/ˈhændˌrɪŋər/
noun
- A person who shows excessive worry or distress, often in a way that seems overly dramatic or unhelpful.
- The meeting was full of handwringers predicting disaster, but the project turned out fine.
- The mayor dismissed the critics as handwringers who never offer solutions.
- Don't be such a handwringer — we can fix this problem together.
- A device used to squeeze water out of wet laundry by hand, typically consisting of two rollers turned by a crank.
- My grandmother still uses an old handwringer for her delicate fabrics.
- The antique handwringer in the museum shows how laundry was done a century ago.
- Before electric washing machines, people relied on a handwringer to dry their clothes.
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