unbar
verb (used with object)
to remove a bar or bars from; open; unlock; unbolt.
was unbarring
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past progressiveof unbar.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Aunt Marcia was unbarring the shutters and fastening the inner jalousies so as to look out unseen.
From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
