Meaning of hanky-twist | Babel Free
Definitions
To fret; to worry ineffectually.
Examples
“There must in other fields be analogous forms of the brow-knitting and hanky-twisting which have⟳ accompanied the more narcissistic aspects of the 'literary turn⟳' in anthropology (of which Writing Culture is least typical) and cognate fields.”
“After years of hanky-twisting, here we are, irreversibly committed to this thing.”
“Cinema's standout bad guys didn't hanky-twist their lives away whimpering “Gee, am I doing something wrong?””
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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