undo
verb (used with object)
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done.
was undoing
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past progressiveof undo.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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It was not lost on Mr. de Klerk that in dismantling apartheid, he was undoing much of the work that his ancestors had struggled for decades to put in place.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
“The most comfortable I could get on an airplane was undoing my top button and loosening up my tie,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2015
John had praised her, and was undoing the old pocketbook which they called the ‘bank’, when Meg, knowing that it was quite empty, stopped his hand, saying nervously...
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Archer unstrapped his holster and was undoing the buckle on his sword sheath when the Arbitrator stopped him.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
An' there she was, undoing the box, and I heard her saying she had plenty of good stuff to eat.
From The Alaskan by James Oliver Curwood
