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screwing up one's courage

screwing up one's courage is the present participle and gerund of screw up one's courage.

Meaning of screw up one's courage

Verb

screw up one's courage (third-person singular simple present screws up one's courage, present participle screwing up one's courage, simple past and past participle screwed up one's courage)

  1. Synonym of pluck up one's courage.

Questions about screwing up one's courage

What is screwing up one's courage the present participle and gerund of?
Screwing up one's courage is the present participle and gerund of screw up one's courage.

Words near screwing up one's courage in the dictionary

  1. screwing back
  2. screwing off
  3. screwing over
  4. screwing the pooch
  5. screwing up
  6. screwing up one's courage
  7. screwing with
  8. screwing, nutting and bolting
  9. screwings
  10. screwish
  11. screwjack

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