unbreaking en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From unbreak + -ing.
Meanings
-
(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of unbreak
form of unbreak
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From unbreak + -ing.
From un- + breaking.
The river snaked through the forest, and they travelled on hour after hour, through an unbreaking monotony of green.2014, William King, Ocean of Fear: Book Six of the Kormak Saga:
Their sorry tragedy is cleared away from the universe, and at the end comes in that strange consciousness of the unbreaking perpetual stream of life which makes every tragedy bearable.1869, Historical Sketches of the Reign of George Second:
At evening, another meal and catheter emptying followed by more television watching until “lights out.” Each new day was a boring and monotonous extension of the previous day—eat, watch TV, sleep—in an unbreaking, sickening cycle.2010, Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni: An Unforgettable Story:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| most unbreaking | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unbreaking | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |