was unburdening
- past progressive of unburden.
Example Sentences
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“He was unburdening himself to a father figure,” Perl says.
From Washington Post
Meanwhile the junior partner was unburdening his soul to the confidential clerk.
From The Prodigal Father by Clouston, J. Storer (Joseph Storer)
It was the first time that she had looked at him since she realized that he was unburdening the truth to her.
From Constance Dunlap by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
As he was unburdening his sorrows, we visited the apartment.
From The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
His voice was now sweet, now piercing, and again far too dulcet with the overkindness of burlesque; and if, as it seemed, he was unburdening his spleen, his spleen was a powerful one and gorged.
From Gentle Julia by Gilbert, C. Allan
