unbolt
verb (used with object)
to open (a door, window, etc.) by or as if by removing a bolt; unlock; unfasten.
was unbolting
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past progressiveof unbolt.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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Madge arose from the bed and began groping her way toward Dorothy, who was unbolting the door.
From Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Charles Major
He was unbolting the door, when his sister's voice was heard on the outside conjuring him to come forth.
From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Charles Brockden Brown
As he was unbolting the trap, Walter ran into a bedroom and seized an armful of blankets, then ran up the ladder to the trapdoor, and stepped out on to the roof.
From Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
