unending
pronunciation
How to pronounce unending in British English:
UK [ʌnˈendɪŋ]
How to pronounce unending in American English:
US [ʌnˈɛndɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- continuing forever or indefinitely
Word Origin
- unending (adj.)
- 1660s, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of end (v.).
Example
- 1. The root cause of the looming energy problem-and the key to easing environmental , economic and religious tensions while improving public health-is to address the unending , and unequal , growth of the human population .
- 2. Even the state-run xinhua news agency despaired this month over food safety , noting formaldehyde-sprayed cabbage - done to retain freshness - " sparked public anger and prolonged the seemingly unending discussion on what , if anything , is safe to eat . "
- 3. But while there may be unending pressure toward free , is there anything inherent in technology that suggests it can actually reach close to free ?
- 4. Rising nuclear demons in iran and north korea , a haemorrhaging wound in darfur , unending violence in the middle east , looming environmental disaster , escalating international terrorism , the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction , the spread of hiv / aids .