inching
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɪntʃɪŋ/
Verb
  1. present participle of inch#English|inch
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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