unsinkingadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsinking.

(un- prefix¹ 4) Also, in recent use (1920), unsinkingly.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > sinking down > in liquid > not sinking or submerged

unsinking1705

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 191 All the dewy Strand Lyes cover'd with a smooth unsinking Sand!

1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. iii. 38 Let me walk the waves of this wild world Through faith unsinking.

1821 Ld. Byron Cain iii. i, in Sardanapalus 438 Oh! thou..whose unsinking Blood darkens earth and heaven!

1823 F. D. Hemans Siege Valencia ii. 146 Enough of woe..For man to bear, unsinking.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unsinking
释义	unsinkingadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsinking. (un- prefix¹ 4) Also, in recent use (1920), unsinkingly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > sinking down > in liquid > not sinking or submerged unsinking1705 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 191 All the dewy Strand Lyes cover'd with a smooth unsinking Sand! 1816 J. Wilson City of Plague i. iii. 38 Let me walk the waves of this wild world Through faith unsinking. 1821 Ld. Byron Cain iii. i, in Sardanapalus 438 Oh! thou..whose unsinking Blood darkens earth and heaven! 1823 F. D. Hemans Siege Valencia ii. 146 Enough of woe..For man to bear, unsinking. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1705
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