untie
verb (used with object)
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
is untying
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present progressiveof untie (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I think half the fun of Christmas is untying the bundles and having the room all heaped up with tissue paper and bright ribbons."
From Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith
One of these Victories is untying her sandal, in token of permanent abiding.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott
