Explore Screwing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like fuck or copulation. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Screwing meaning
present participle and gerund of screw
Synonyms of Screwing
Using Screwing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of screw
- Useful related words include: fuck, copulation, sex act, intercourse.
- In the example corpus, screwing often appears in combinations such as: screwing up, screwing over, screwing with.
Context around Screwing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Screwing
- In this selection, "screwing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cutting, nfl, elections and things stand out and add context to how "screwing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about never screwing with the and activision for screwing up mw2. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "screwing" sits close to words such as abnormality, absenteeism and absorbent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with screwing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What are we screwing up on? (6 words)
Tired of the NFL screwing over it’s fanbase. (9 words)
We look at Diamante screwing up and getting disqualified against Red Velvet. (12 words)
I was so nervous about screwing up a scene with Margo Martindale that I wasn't fully present for it, and now I get to watch it and see it play out. (32 words)
A marathon of a different kind took place, with Mr Pande spending seven hours cutting, screwing, and reconstructing Julie’s spine using special synthetic discs and smaller-than-usual screws. (30 words)
He notably blasted all the judges continuously throughout the competition, along with screwing up on the judge’s names, calling him Darnell Tillman instead of Darnell Hillman. (27 words)
What are we screwing up on? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
After screwing a Hue bulb into a standard light socket, it's just a matter of using the official mobile app to connect to the bulbs.
A marathon of a different kind took place, with Mr Pande spending seven hours cutting, screwing, and reconstructing Julie’s spine using special synthetic discs and smaller-than-usual screws.
Don’t use delivery apps because they’re screwing us for a huge chunk of our takings.
Keanu and Chad, rightly so, are very protective about never screwing with the audience.
Sammy Guevara demanded a match with Action Andretti after Action stopped him from screwing over Ricky Starks.
The two problem is that he screwed over people that expect to be the ones that do the screwing.
They snarkily thanked Activision for "screwing up mw2," remarking that it was now "full of mw3 bloatware" that could not be separately uninstalled.
Tired of the NFL screwing over it’s fanbase.
When he accuses Walt of screwing them all over with his thirst for power, Walt shoots him.
Even if all you care about is Democrats winning elections, screwing over dockworkers would still have been a bad idea.
Getting back to the banned clip, director Temple joked that screwing with MTV’s wallet was worse than portraying sex and violence.
He notably blasted all the judges continuously throughout the competition, along with screwing up on the judge’s names, calling him Darnell Tillman instead of Darnell Hillman.
In the end Bobby Jr. suspended his campaign but he remains on the ballot in several states, in hope of further screwing the Democrats.
I was so nervous about screwing up a scene with Margo Martindale that I wasn't fully present for it, and now I get to watch it and see it play out.
Look how intensely focused he is on not screwing this up because this is so important to him.
The machine works by screwing the bottle into the machine, then pulling down on a lever.
There’s no question the Obamas and virtually every other Democrat are worried about Biden, er, screwing things up and losing the 2024 election.
We look at Diamante screwing up and getting disqualified against Red Velvet.
We’re totally in it 100%, and then when it stops, it’s like just a couple of kids screwing around in high school,” Zahn says.
What are we screwing up on?
Common combinations with screwing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- screwing up 15×
- screwing over 6×
- screwing with 5×
- screwing the 5×
- and screwing 5×
- screwing us 4×
- for screwing 3×
- about screwing 3×
- screwing things 3×
- screwing around 3×