unwincing
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unwincing
First recorded in 1795–1805; un- 1 + wince 1 ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Making it, thought Gideon, how much worse; but making it such as Potterites could face unwincing.
From Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract by Macaulay, Rose, Dame
So she sat almost motionless for hours in the drawing-room, going over the bitterness of every remembrance with an unwincing resolution.
From North and South by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
He stood fascinated, staring before him with wide-open eyes, unwincing.
From A Desperate Voyage by Knight, Edward Frederick
It was the tone of an unwincing pride.
From Hidden Creek by Burt, Katharine Newlin
It was a great comfort and satisfaction to Jamie, when he stumbled on an unwincing believer.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
