inching

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/

Verb

inching

  1. present participle and gerund of inch

Derived terms

Noun

inching (plural inchings)

  1. Very gradual movement.
    • 2019, Francis Lynde, Empire Builders:
      From behind the trucks of the box-car a slender pole, headed with what appeared to be an empty oyster tin, and trailing a black line of fuse, was projecting itself along the ground by slow inchings, creeping across the lighted space […]

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