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Meanings of wring hands in English

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Usage of wring hands in English
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The two men wrung hands and Granet made his way towards the door.
The Kingdom of the Blind
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He turned around then, wringing hands that were ropey with prominent blue veins.
Caleb's crossing
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The two wrung hands, and Robbins blurted:
Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
4
Then they wrung hands and called good-bys and he caught up his suit-case and rushed through the door.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
5
The two Champneyses wrung hands silently.
The Purple Heights
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But he said there was little point sitting around wringing hands, and above all, remaining positive was a must.
Radio NZ
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The two men wrung hands.
The Devil's Paw
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Jane, with wringing hands and tense, uplifted face, said in a queer cracked voice: He promised us not to speak.
The Fortunate Youth
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Sighs and tears, wringing hands, and eyes turned on heaven, were universal evidences of the interest excited by his fearful detail.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843
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Rather than wringing hands over how they can spin a better story, dairy farmers should be focusing on how to fix the problem.
Independent.ie
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We wrung hands, and she went to the door, but there she turned, and some of her old fire came back to her-
Man and Maid
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For example, surely there's a better solution to Dublin's housing and rental crisis than just wringing hands and saying it can't get any worse?
The Irish Times