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turning the screws

turning the screws is the present participle and gerund of turn the screws.

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What is turning the screws the present participle and gerund of?
Turning the screws is the present participle and gerund of turn the screws.

Words near turning the screws in the dictionary

  1. turning the other cheek
  2. turning the other way
  3. turning the page
  4. turning the scale
  5. turning the screw
  6. turning the screws
  7. turning the tables
  8. turning the tide
  9. turning the trick
  10. turning the turtle
  11. turning to

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