unbending

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• Rhymes: -ɛndɪŋ

From un- +‎ bending.

unbending (comparative more unbending, superlative most unbending)

1. inflexible and not yielding
2. very reserved, aloof and asocial

From unbend +‎ -ing.

unbending

1. present participle and gerund of unbend

unbending (plural unbendings)

1. The act of one who unbends.
   • 1838, The Eclectic Review:

     He was a frequent visitor at Wimbledon where Mr. Wilberforce now resided, and the following account is given of his social unbendings.