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inching en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. Very gradual movement.
    • 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 […] 2019, Francis Lynde, Empire Builders:

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inching en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of inch
    form of inch

Deriveds

inchingly