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unblinking

American  
[uhn-bling-king] / ʌnˈblɪŋ kɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not blinking. blinking.

  2. without displaying response, as surprise, confusion, or chagrin.

    an unblinking reaction to the charges.

  3. not varying or wavering; fearless; forthright.

    unblinking devotion.
unblinking British  
/ ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. without blinking

  2. showing no visible response or emotion

  3. not wavering through trepidation or fear

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Other Word Forms

  • unblinkingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of unblinking

First recorded in 1905–10; un- 1 + blinking

Example Sentences

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His eyes were an intense, unblinking blue: vividly alive in that impenetrable face.

From Literature

Second, maintain “an unblinking eye that looks 50 miles on either side of the Strait and 100 miles back.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She looked up now, training her eyes on me, unblinking.

From Literature

Just a heavy wood desk, a few armchairs, and that unblinking eye painted on the glass window.

From Literature

The snake, who was not the Snake, turned to Clara, his yellow eyes unblinking.

From Literature

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