unpin
verb (used with object)
to remove pins from.
was unpinning
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past progressiveof unpin.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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"Oh, am I coming?" asked Sylvia who had just entered the room, and was unpinning a motor-veil.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by Stephen McKenna
She was unpinning her shawl composedly, as one sure of a welcome.
From Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life by Alice Brown
Mrs. Dinks took off her cap, and was unpinning her collar, without in the least pressing her request.
From Trumps by George William Curtis
All the time Miss Jane was unpinning the towel, they were splitting their sides, and Berry made such a face at me that I nearly laughed out.
From What Katy Did at School by Susan Coolidge
She was unpinning her hat before the pier glass, and in it he could see the reflection of her eyes turned upon his image with a questioning look.
From The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors by Elizabeth Garver Jordan
