unroll
verb (used with object)
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled).
had been unrolling
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past perfect progressiveof unroll.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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He had grown almost accustomed to such views by now; and yet the sight that had been unrolling itself gradually during the last half-hour had held him fascinated for minute after minute.
From Dawn of All by Robert Hugh Benson
Lady Ball, who during the first part of the conversation had been unrolling and winding a great ball of worsted, now sat perfectly still, holding the ball in her lap, and staring at her niece.
From Miss Mackenzie by Anthony Trollope
