undress
verb (used with object)
to take the clothes off (a person); disrobe.
was undressing
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past progressiveof undress.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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Young had returned home from work and was undressing for bed when police barged in, the AP adds.
From Fox News ● Aug. 13, 2021
By the time I was undressing for the pelvic exam, I was nervous but hopeful.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2021
Since we became involved, I have gained 20 pounds, and once as I was undressing in front of him, a look of disgust flashed across his face.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2020
But Griffith looked like he was undressing for a funeral.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 10, 2015
She was undressing her doll, prising the skirt off the plastic body.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
