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.
has been screwing
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present perfect progressiveof screw (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Over the past few years, Apple has been screwing around with the connectivity on some of its MacBook generations.
From The Verge ● Mar. 10, 2022
“Japan has been screwing up,” said Kenji Shibuya, director of the Institute for Population Health at King’s College London.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2020
For the past few weeks, she has been screwing plywood over her display windows when she closes the store from Sunday to Tuesday.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 26, 2014
