Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not shrinking; not withdrawing from danger or toil; not recoiling or hesitating through reluctance or fear: as, unshrinking firmness.

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  • adjective Not shrinking.

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  • adjective not shrinking from danger

Etymologies

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un- +‎ shrinking

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Examples

  • Also, I think it would be a bit less dramatic if the heroes had their own way of unshrinking themselves.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Five superhero plots that need to die 2009

  • An unshrinking Federer took Nadal to a tiebreaker in the second set, which was delayed briefly by rain, but Nadal swooped in and took that one, too, 7-6 3.

    The Legend Who May Not Be Halfway Done Jason Gay 2011

  • An unshrinking Federer took Nadal to a tiebreaker in the second set, which was delayed briefly by rain, but Nadal swooped in and took that one, too, 7-6 3.

    The Legend Who May Not Be Halfway Done Jason Gay 2011

  • Give them 40 inelegant minutes of Dirk Nowitzki—flailing arms, stumbling feet, unshrinking in the clutch.

    Nobody Suffers Like Jens Voigt Jason Gay 2011

  • For his second line Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani strode unshrinking into the leather-clad world depicted in Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" video, which was fully referenced at the end of the show when a parade of Emporio models dressed in black leather military gear from the caps on their heads to the lace-up boots marched across the runway.

    Milan Men's Fashion Week: S&M, Silk Suits & McQueen (PHOTOS) 2010

  • For his second line Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani strode unshrinking into the leather-clad world depicted in Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" video, which was fully referenced at the end of the show when a parade of Emporio models dressed in black leather military gear from the caps on their heads to the lace-up boots marched across the runway.

    Milan Men's Fashion Week: S&M, Silk Suits & McQueen (PHOTOS) 2010

  • Instead of simply unshrinking the Man of Steel, Batman has a much better solution – shrink himself down in order to save his best friend’s life.

    Review: Superman/Batman #57 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • He stood unshrinking, partly encouraged by the consciousness of personal strength, and partly by a rugged surliness of temper, which is often mistaken among persons of this kind for real courage.

    Count Robert of Paris 2008

  • Welhaven's pamphlet was entitled The Twilight of Norway (1834), and the sonnets of which it consisted were highly polished in form, filled with direct and pointed references to familiar persons and events and absolutely unshrinking in attack.

    Henrik Ibsen 2008

  • Welhaven's pamphlet was entitled The Twilight of Norway (1834), and the sonnets of which it consisted were highly polished in form, filled with direct and pointed references to familiar persons and events and absolutely unshrinking in attack.

    Henrik Ibsen 2008

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