unbind
verb (used with object)
to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free.
was unbinding
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past progressiveof unbind.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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Then seizing Himboldt by the collar, he accused him of flinging away from the cart the servant who, by his orders, was unbinding the horses, and otherwise ill-using him.
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