had been unbarring

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of unbar.
  unbar

  verb (used with object)

  to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt.

Related Words

• alleviate
• break up
• ease
• loose
• relax
• slacken
• undo
• unlock
• unscrew
• untie