unchain
verb (used with object)
to free from or as if from chains; set free.
were unchaining
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past progressiveof unchain.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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Some of our men were unchaining one of our wagons and rolling it out of the way.
From The Jacket (Star-Rover) by Jack London
