inching

SayIN-ching/ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/

Noun pluralinchings

2 meanings of inching

1
verb
Present participle of inch. Use this form for moving slowly, a little bit at a time, right now.
The car was inching forward in the heavy traffic.
She kept inching closer to the warm fire.
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2
noun
A slow, small movement made bit by bit.
Like sliding a heavy box across the floor a little at a time.
The slow inching of the line toward the door tested everyone's patience.
His careful inching across the icy path kept him from falling.
Similarcrawl, creep
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inching is a form of inch

inch, verb: To move forward very slowly, a little at a time. Full entry

Forms: inchinches he/she/itinching -ing forminched past tense, past participle
Spelling: inch → inching: add -ing

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