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unblinking

[ uhn-bling-king ]

adjective

  1. without displaying response, as surprise, confusion, or chagrin:

    an unblinking reaction to the charges.

  2. not varying or wavering; fearless; forthright:

    unblinking devotion.



unblinking

/ ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. without blinking
  2. showing no visible response or emotion
  3. not wavering through trepidation or fear
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • unˈblinkingly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • un·blinking·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unblinking1

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

He looked very serious, staring intently at the camera, his eyes glassy and unblinking as the judge worked through a number of other cases.

The telescope couldn’t maintain its unblinking view of the same part of the sky.

He says he hopes Abdulaziz’s unblinking stance will prompt other young people to take up activism.

In their midst stands a soldier with the Lebanese armed forces in a red beret, sporting an assault rifle and an unblinking stare.

Sarah, for example, brings her unblinking perspective and razor-sharp wit to more than just comedy.

His eyes stared, flat black spots, unmoving, unblinking, giving out nothing.

The unblinking electronic eye was an extension of his own reflexes and acuity—when the red light went on, all else was excluded.

“I'm not in this profession to be famous,” he told the room with that unblinking, Semper Fi look that comes so naturally to him.

He had clear, unblinking, grey-green eyes, the colour of a stormy sea before the dawn.

They watched with round, unblinking eyes the three who had just come out of the side passage.

An odd sensation of shyness took possession of me under the glare of so many pairs of unblinking eyes.

Moera was silent for a while, watching him with unblinking green eyes.

Still I sat as one petrified, my eyes unblinking as I stared at him, fear eating at my heart.

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