Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of unbreak.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word unbreaking.

Examples

  • A Taj Mahal steel drum album played and she talked about herself with her unbreaking stare.

    Potsdamer Strasse Jasoni 2011

  • I think writers tend to do (or want to do) the above naturally -- it's a part of creating that unbreaking story.

    POV -- persistence of vision 2008

  • I think writers tend to do (or want to do) the above naturally -- it's a part of creating that unbreaking story.

    January 2008 2008

  • An unbreaking continuity that cuts right through four decades of development.

    Universal System James Maliszewski 2008

  • Tides that defy the moon, currents that run backward, eddies and whirlpools and unbreaking waves.

    Kushiel's Avatar Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- 2003

  • The Idea, impartible, gives nothing of itself to the Matter; its unbreaking unity, however, does not prevent it shaping that multiple by its own unity and being present to the entirety of the multiple, bringing it to pattern not by acting part upon part but by presence entire to the object entire.

    The Six Enneads. Plotinus 1952

  • Behind her streamed her flowing hair, unbound and free to ripple, fan-like, on the water; before her dainty chin a little wave progressed, unbreaking, running back on either hand beside her,

    In Old Kentucky Edward Marshall 1901

  • Who speaks of the cool sweetness of the grave, -- the quiet ending of all strife, -- the unbreaking seal of Fate, the deep and stirless rest? ...

    Ardath Marie Corelli 1889

  • At first I saw my life spread as a long future: I said part of my Jewish heritage is an unbreaking patience; part is skill to seek divers methods and find a rooting-place where the planters despair.

    Daniel Deronda George Eliot 1849

  • "However, you have shown such strength to the world, and unbreaking will to overcome."

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.