- present participle of screw.
screwing
Example Sentences
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"Gentlemen, stop screwing around and get over here to help your brothers gear up the parachute. Find yourself a good-looking life companion and get to work," he shouted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Which reminds me of another hapless cartoon character who thought himself a genius but who kept screwing things up in ceaseless pursuit of his quarry: Wile E. Coyote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 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
Warming to his theme, he feared the party was retreating to the comfort of its traditional vote-losing ways: "Classic Labour. A year into government and we're already screwing it up."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
ITWASAKIDNEYINFECTION: I have an old theory, that she is somewhere in Orlando, screwing with us and making sure that she’s the center of our universe.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
