unbar
verb (used with object)
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt.
unbarring
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present participleof unbar.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Knees, shoulders, elbows, buttocks and teeth collide with one another, fleetingly unbarring a glimpse into deeper space before they slide closed again.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2011
Mother didn't stir for a moment, for the notion of unbarring the door went against her.
From Fifty-Two Stories For Girls by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles
Not knowing what force there might be in the place, we occupied ourselves, at first, by unbarring and shooting the lock of the gate.
From In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by Charles Mills Sheldon
The door swung open at once, without any unbarring from within.
From The Duke Decides by Headon Hill
After a while there was a sound of stealthily unbarring window-shutters, followed by a voice demanding the reason of the tumult.
From From the Easy Chair, series 3 by George William Curtis
