screwing
/ˈskruːɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of screw; the act of fastening or turning a screw.
- She is screwing the shelf bracket into the wall.
- He was screwing the cap back onto the bottle.
- They are screwing the pieces together with a power drill.
- Cheating or treating someone unfairly (informal).
- The company is screwing its employees by cutting their pay.
- He felt like the dealer was screwing him on the price.
- They are screwing the customers with hidden fees.
- Making a mistake or causing something to fail (informal, often with 'up').
- She is screwing up her chances by arriving late every day.
- I keep screwing up my lines in the play.
- He is screwing up the whole recipe by adding too much salt.
Synonyms
noun
- The act of turning or fastening something using a screw.
- The worker's screwing of the bolts was quick and precise.
- The screwing of the lid onto the jar was easy.
- He finished the screwing of the hinge into the door frame.
- A mistake or blunder; a situation that goes wrong (informal).
- That was a total screwing of the project timeline.
- The whole trip was a screwing from start to finish.
- We had a screwing in the plan when the supplier didn't deliver.