screen
noun
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
is screening
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present progressiveof screen (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, the team is screening large families of two dimensional materials and surface chemistries to identify combinations that can either enhance or suppress water reactivity for specific technological applications.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
To celebrate the special year in the festival's history, a digitally restored film is screening in cinemas across the UK showing scenes from 1993.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ is screening in Imax 70mm in only eight theaters in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
Unless maybe the theater is screening "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or something.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2024
See how the dust the verdant turf is screening, Where the calashes and the wagons throng!
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
