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unsinking

unsinking adjective: that does not sink.

Adjective

unsinking (comparative more unsinking, superlative most unsinking)

  1. That does not sink.
    • Let me walk the waves of this wide world / Through faith unsinking.1816, John Wilson, The City of the Plague

Forms of unsinking

comparativemore unsinking
superlativemost unsinking

Origin of unsinking

From un- + sinking.

Questions about unsinking

What does unsinking mean?
Unsinking means that does not sink.
What part of speech is unsinking?
Unsinking is an adjective.

Words near unsinking in the dictionary

  1. unsinkable rubber duck
  2. unsinkable rubber ducks
  3. unsinkableness
  4. unsinkables
  5. unsinkably
  6. unsinking
  7. unsinned
  8. unsinning
  9. unsinningly
  10. unsins
  11. unsintered

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