"unbreaking" meaning in English

See unbreaking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unbreaking [comparative], most unbreaking [superlative]
Etymology: un- + breaking Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|breaking}} un- + breaking Head templates: {{en-adj}} unbreaking (comparative more unbreaking, superlative most unbreaking)
  1. That does not break; unbreakable or unbroken.
    Sense id: en-unbreaking-en-adj-MWsqTkVl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: unbreak + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unbreak|ing}} unbreak + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unbreaking
  1. present participle and gerund of unbreak Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: unbreak
    Sense id: en-unbreaking-en-verb-rfQBozlS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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