unwincing
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unwincing
First recorded in 1795–1805; un- 1 + wince 1 ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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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