unwincing

[uhn-win-sing]

adjective

1. that does not wince; unflinching; fearless.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unwincing¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; un- ¹ + wince ¹ ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

He stood fascinated, staring before him with wide-open eyes, unwincing.

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It was a great comfort and satisfaction to Jamie, when he stumbled on an unwincing believer.

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What a kid he was, despite his six-feet three, and the time he had gone under the knife, unwincing, but fully conscious, because his heart was weak just then and the doctors were afraid of anæsthetics!

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Making it, thought Gideon, how much worse; but making it such as Potterites could face unwincing.

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It was the tone of an unwincing pride.

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