unbutton
verb (used with object)
to free (buttons) from buttonholes; unfasten or undo.
unbuttoning
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present participleof unbutton.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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After unbuttoning his jersey to unveil an “I’m From Cleveland” T-shirt, Kelce wound up and then bounced his pitch halfway to the plate.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
What followed made the art’s meaning more apparent — golden angel wings, oversize sunken medieval boots, silken historic tops unbuttoning at the back, in the colors of parchment, velvet, copper and steel.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
“Most people don’t mind loosening their sleeve or unbuttoning their shirt slightly.”
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2021
It both made sense and made no sense at all, and I tried to imagine those dads, composing their notes and then calmly unbuttoning their shirts and heeling away their shoes.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 29, 2014
Henry began unbuttoning his shirt as he walked toward the bathroom.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
