Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: unwilling
IPA transcription: [ənw'ɪlɪŋ]
Pronunciations of unwilling
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: unwilling
    Meaning: not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts"
Usage examples
  • Oh, Priscilla, I am unwilling to give you up!
  • He was young and unwilling to trudge slowly in the old man's footpath.
  • Vines clutched at his feet, and the close-set bushes seemed unwilling to let him pass.
  • "I wish I could go with you and be your clerk," she cried, unwilling to release his hand.
  • He then took his spade and hastened to his own field, forcing the unwilling Shiro to follow him.
  • "Is her name Phronsie," put in Dick, unwilling to be left out, and not thinking of anything else to ask.
  • When I came, I found him unwilling to exert himself. I pressed him to write down his thoughts upon the subject.
  • Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
  • The religionist closes his mind to all facts which he is unwilling to believe, everything which will endanger his creed.
  • Veiled by the still falling water a straight stick rose high in the air ahead of them. Tom chirruped to the horses and made them, though unwilling, go forward.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Equal Protection Clause, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wage reform in the Soviet Union, 1956–62, License CC BY-SA 4.0