unwinking

/ ʌnˈwɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

Unwinking, the ancient master of what worlds unknown to me, regarded me, and I knew I was helpless before the power he controlled.

Her big hollow eyes were fixed on him with a strained, unwinking stare.

Their cruel, unwinking eyes shone like green fire in the moon-rays, and the breathless air was full of a sickening odor of musk.

In a few seconds the fish was torn asunder and engulfed—those inky eyes the while unwinking and unmoved.

And that head, that triple-bodied thing, was living, its unwinking eyes gazing at the three men!

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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