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Meanings of unresisting in English

Offering no resistance.

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Usage of unresisting in English
1
Precipitate, unresisting, are the day in the train and the heedless night.
Ceres' Runaway, and Other Essays
2
The woman took the prayer-book out of his unresisting hand, and said:
Foul Play
3
He stood up and took her unresisting hands in both his own.
The Seeker
4
Unremonstrating, unresisting endurance, then, is the point emphasised in the lovely metaphor.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
5
The priests dragged him out unresisting, and forced him down the stairs.
Six Women
6
It lay warm and unresisting in his, a firm, very little hand.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone
7
And, pushing the unresisting door, I began to climb the stone stairs.
The Red Axe
8
Tarleton with his legion pursued and eagerly cut down the unresisting fugitives.
Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 / Revised, Enlarged, and ...
9
She stood unresisting in his hold, but she was shaking all over.
The Lamp in the Desert
10
He drew near to her; he took her, unresisting, into his arms.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
11
He held her unresisting, passive in his arms, watching her cheeks fire.
The Philanderers
12
I caught and twisted an unresisting wrist-andat that he yelped profanely.
A Thief in the Night: A Book of Raffles' Adventures
13
He drew her, limp and unresisting, down on the lounge beside him.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
14
Happy those who allow themselves to be carried, unresisting, with the current.
Where the Blue Begins
15
He had risen and drawn her lithe, unresisting form to his bosom.
Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories
16
He held her unresisting hand, but her face was hidden from him.
The Avenger
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