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 miller was unfastening the spiked collar, so that Landolin should not prick himself.
From Landolin by Berthold Auerbach
Griffith was unfastening the movable end, and in another moment the girls were springing out gingerly, one by one, on to the decidedly muddy stepping-stones that formed a rough causeway to the bank.
From For the Sake of the School by Angela Brazil
While the Lala was unfastening the lock I went close to the grating.
From Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
But Mr. Billeghi had left the window and gone back to the cart, where he was unfastening the basket containing little Veronica and the goose.
From St. Peter's Umbrella by Kálmán Mikszáth
Bert was unfastening the canoe, and Don stood close by, with his trusty rifle in one hand and an axe in the other.
From The Boy Trapper by Harry Castlemon
