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- verb Present participle of
unlimber .
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Examples
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"Now, that's vexing," says Moran, laying down his rifle and unlimbering his Remington again.
Watershed 2010
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“I think I have something in my pack to help,” said Kranxx, unlimbering his satchel.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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“I think I have something in my pack to help,” said Kranxx, unlimbering his satchel.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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As he ascended, Buncan was once again unlimbering the duar.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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They had guns on the Causeway, too, pointing north; as I watched I saw the nearest team of them unlimbering just beside the spot where the Heavies 'charge had ended.
The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010
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So we have to start unlimbering the adjectives and explanations.
BOOK VIEW CAFE BLOG » Writers on Writing: the Dreaded Data-Dump 2010
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“I think I have something in my pack to help,” said Kranxx, unlimbering his satchel.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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“I think I have something in my pack to help,” said Kranxx, unlimbering his satchel.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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The formations were closer now, and not all of them were retreating: we passed artillery teams who were unlimbering and siting their guns, and regiments of infantry waiting in the humid heat, their faces turned towards the distant hills, their 'mks stretched out in good order across the plain.
Fiancée 2010
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Well it's certainly that time of year when primary candidates traditionally pull the tarps off their advertising budgets and start unlimbering their biggest guns.
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