unzip
verb (used with object)
to open the zipper of.
was unzipping
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past progressiveof unzip.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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Within 15 minutes I was unzipping my parka and ripping off my scarf, while praying I didn’t break my neck.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2011
Toby had mostly ironed out the last of his nerves when a slender shadow appeared across the top of the bag he was unzipping.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
Before Cat could stop him, he was unzipping his bag and lugging out his shark encyclopedia.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
