unlace
verb (used with object)
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
had been unlacing
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past perfect progressiveof unlace.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"Look for yourself, My Lord Earl," replied the girl removing the helm, which she had been unlacing from the fallen man.
From The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs
"I don't wish 'im no 'arm," he repeated, as he kicked off the boot he had been unlacing.
From The Wonder by J. D. (John Davys) Beresford
