untie
verb (used with object)
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
had been untying
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past perfect progressiveof untie.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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All the morning they had been untying the flower boxes and making a list of the donors.
From Patty's Social Season by Carolyn Wells
