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.
is screwing
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present progressiveof screw (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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An assembly line of around 30 middle-aged men and women is screwing, drilling and polishing CRP Technology's signature product: a robotic arm which performs various industrial tasks.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ranking Member Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, said in his opening remarks, “I believe that we are now seeing consolidation that is screwing Americans.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
“Humanity is screwing over the planet in a major way. We too will go extinct if we don’t change our ways.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2018
That’s the problem with studies that tell us our behaviour is screwing up our children’s lives: the natural response is to furiously concoct a thousand reasons why it doesn’t apply to you.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2017
“I guess. But dying is screwing with my day and there isn’t anything I can do about it,” Rufus says.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
