- present participle of screw.
screwing
Example Sentences
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The Mist seems to be screwing up everything these days.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
“The idea was just to say, while doing all this, they’re sort of screwing up stuff for those guys, but ultimately it’s going to become iconic,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
And finally, the courts confirmed what we all knew: Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster are screwing everyone over.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
Visions of himself as a young actor float in and out of his mind as he recognizes the mistakes he made by screwing over his friend and neglecting his older daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
He didn’t care, though; he was too busy screwing up his courage for what he was about to do.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
