Used in a Sentence

screwing

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for screwing.

Editorial note

And screwing big companies is harder than screwing consumers.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of screwing gathered in one view.

noun

The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).

noun

(slang, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.

adjective

(archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for screwing.

noun

The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).

noun

(slang, vulgar) An act of sexual intercourse.

adjective

(archaic) Exacting; extortionate; close.

Example sentences

1

And screwing big companies is harder than screwing consumers.

2

But you are only screwing us over by associating us with GamerGate, anti-feminism and all that crap.

3

Much of the formal work in academia amount to just screwing around or redoing the same stuff.

4

How do they still have customers after they were so proud of screwing their own customers?

5

Calling it a death tax feels like screwing over old, vulnerable and well, dead people.

6

Then the artists proceed to complain how spotify is screwing them when in fact they screwed themselves signing on major labels.

7

You could reap the benefits of screwing everyone over without even knowing you're doing it.

8

I couldn't see how, without possibly screwing things up or having to change a few path names.

9

The old iTunes Match songs in the cloud were screwing up everything.

10

As to your 1), it all depends on what type of culture a company has and how much employees are punished for screwing up.

11

Hell, Amazon is even in the textbook rental business screwing college students.

12

Here's the next step: try screwing up how you write headers.

Quote examples

1

These are things that fit the traditional definition of alcoholism, i.e., "your drinking is screwing up your life".

2

People screwing up on verification can mess up the whole thing." Rings true as I think of mask costs and Intel's recall.

3

I think the the "100% Go" stuff is appealing in that you just have one file that works across OSes, with minimal screwing around.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use screwing in a sentence?

And screwing big companies is harder than screwing consumers.

What does screwing mean?

The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).

What part of speech is screwing?

screwing is commonly used as noun, adjective.