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unwincing

American  
[uhn-win-sing] / ʌnˈwɪn sɪŋ /

adjective

  1. that does not wince; unflinching; fearless.

Etymology

Origin of unwincing

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

Example Sentences

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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

It was the tone of an unwincing pride.

From Hidden Creek by Burt, Katharine Newlin

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

From A Desperate Voyage by Knight, Edward Frederick

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

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

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