Definition of unblinking - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

visionnot blinking or closing the eyes

She stared at the screen, unblinking.

fixed

steady

unwavering

emotionlessshowing no emotion or visible response

He listened to the news with an unblinking expression.

emotionless

impassive

unemotional

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Origin of unblinking

English, un- (not) + blinking (closing eyes)

Examples of unblinking in a sentence

The owl watched its prey, unblinking.
She faced the criticism with an unblinking stare.
His unblinking demeanor made it hard to read his thoughts.

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French:sans ciller, impassible, ...
German:starr, unverwandt, ...
Italian:fisso, impassibile, ...
Spanish:sin parpadear, impasible, ...
Portuguese:sem pestanejar, impassível, ...
Chinese:目不转睛的, 无动于衷的, ...
Japanese:瞬きしない, 無表情な, ...
Arabic:ثابِت النَّظَر, جامِد, ...
Hebrew:בִּלְתִּי מְמַצְמֵץ, אָטוּם, ...
Russian:неморгающий, бесстрастный, ...
Ukrainian:неморгаючий, незмигливий, ...
Hindi:अपलक, निर्विकार, ...
Bengali:অপলক, নির্বিকার, ...
Catalan:fix, inexpressiu, ...
Czech:nemrkající, strnulý, ...
Danish:ublinkende, udtryksløs, ...
Dutch:onknipperend, emotieloos, ...
Greek:χωρίς να ανοιγοκλείνει τα μάτια, ανέκφραστος, ...
Hungarian:pislogás nélküli, érzelemmentes, ...
Khmer:មិនព្រិចភ្នែក, គ្មានប្រតិកម្ម, ...
Korean:눈도 깜빡이지 않는, 무표정한, ...
Persian:بی‌پلک, بی‌احساس, ...
Polish:nieugięty, niewzruszony, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem piscar, impassível, ...
Romanian:fără să clipească, impasibil, ...
Swedish:orörlig, orubblig, ...
Thai:ไม่กะพริบตา, ไร้อารมณ์, ...
Turkish:göz kırpmayan, ...
Vietnamese:không chớp mắt, vô cảm, ...

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