unpick
verb (used with object)
to take out the stitches of (sewing, knitting, etc.).
had been unpicking
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past perfect progressiveof unpick.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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As she did so, the old scarlet coat which she had been unpicking fell to her feet.
From There was a King in Egypt by Norma Lorimer
