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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

"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

Other Word Forms

  • unblinkingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of unblinking

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

Example Sentences

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A pluralistic democracy founded on free and fair elections in which what binds us is not ethnicity or the shared fear of the watchful, unblinking eye of Sauron, but an idea?

From Washington Post

The people who populate this doc are not afraid to speak their minds, but don’t mistake that unblinking honesty for journalistic balance.

From Washington Post

We meet his unblinking gaze as his words resonate.

From New York Times

First as defensive backs coach, then co-defensive coordinator, then defensive coordinator, then head coach, Jimmy Lake has developed NFL defensive backs — overseeing the operation like the unblinking eyes of Dr. T.J.

From Seattle Times

That road back from devastation is bolstered by bleakly poetic imagery suggestive of an eye fixed and unblinking, almost hypnotized, but also perhaps ready to be coaxed into looking anew.

From Los Angeles Times

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