unscrew
verb (used with object)
to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.).
were unscrewing
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past progressiveof unscrew.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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On the tug, as the men were unscrewing them from there waterproof prisons, Merrick asked Hewitt— "Will you try the 'lotion' now?"
From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison
The plugs were always very hot, and when you were unscrewing the jacket from the core, you always burned your hand, and wished you could swear ... and sometimes you could.
From Free Air by Sinclair Lewis
