Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screwing

/skɹˈuɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: screw-ing
IPA: /skɹˈuɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of screw

noun

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

noun

An act of sexual intercourse.

Slang

adj

Exacting; extortionate; close.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I fear there is too much reason to acknowledge the truth of his remarks regarding the original formation of railways, but are the screwings out of the poor pittance received by some of the 20,000 at present employed to keep them in operation, to be the means of compensating the proprietors for the folly and extravagance then displayed?"
"But this was a sadly lingering process, since there must be as many screwings and unscrewings as there are copies to be printed."

Usage

Inflected Forms

screwings (plural) more screwing (comparative) most screwing (superlative)

Phrases

the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you get the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you're going to get the screwing you get isn't worth the screwing you take

Synonyms

fuck fucking screw ass nooky nookie piece of ass piece of tail roll in the hay shag shtup

Rhymes With

doing viewing pursuing reviewing brewing chewing suing ewing renewing booing undoing queuing

Questions

How do you pronounce screwing?: The recorded pronunciation is /skɹˈuɪŋ/.
What does screwing mean?: present participle and gerund of screw

How to pronounce screwing

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