unbolt
verb (used with object)
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
unbolting
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present participleof unbolt.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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The U.S. better start unbolting the trophy from the New York Yacht Club.
From Time Magazine Archive
The keeper however could not be satisfied, and in less than five minutes I heard my door unbolting.
From Anna St. Ives by Thomas Holcroft
He was roused by an unbolting of bars, the turning of huge, unwieldy keys, and the lieutenant of the castle stood before him.
From International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 by Various
Open is the window, no grating noise has accompanied the unbolting of the shutter....
From A Ghetto Violet From "Christian and Leah" by A. S. Arnold
Someone whom I could not see was evidently unbolting and unlocking the principal entrance to the inn.
From The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories by Arnold Bennett
