"unsinking" meaning in English

See unsinking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unsinking [comparative], most unsinking [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + sinking. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sinking}} un- + sinking Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsinking (comparative more unsinking, superlative most unsinking)
  1. That does not sink.
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