Meaning

1 senses

  1. To fret; to worry ineffectually.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

hanky-twists, hanky-twisting, hanky-twisted, hanky-twisted
Base formhanky-twist · to hanky-twist
3rd person singularhanky-twists
Present participlehanky-twisting
Past simplehanky-twisted
Past participlehanky-twisted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhanky-twist
he, she, ithanky-twists

Past simpleLesson

all personshanky-twisted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hanky-twisted
he, she, ithas hanky-twisted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hanky-twist

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hanjahankhankerhaphazardC2haplessC2
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