screw
noun
a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
had been screwing
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past perfect progressiveof screw.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Old Sally had been screwing up her lips and shaking her head solemnly ever since Tuvvy’s name had been mentioned.
From Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes by Robert Barnes
Mose who had been screwing up his face began again: "Feller knock me down have me to w—w—w—w—whup."
From The Starbucks by Opie Percival Read
"Who can it be?" thought Hepzibah, who had been screwing her visual organs into the acutest focus of which they were capable.
From House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
