unfasten
verb (used with object)
to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
was unfastening
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past progressiveof unfasten.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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The unknown fair one, seated in front of a dressing-table blazing with wax lights, was unfastening her frippery with the utmost calmness.
From Massimilla Doni by Honoré de Balzac
I was unfastening my shroud as I spoke.
From Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge by Stephen Leacock
And he added aloud, glancing away from the glass, where he was unfastening his necktie: "It's not a bad room at all."
From The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett
While the Lala was unfastening the lock I went close to the grating.
From Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
While the old man was unfastening it, the disconsolate lovers tearfully embraced each other for the last time.
From File No. 113 by Émile Gaboriau
