inching

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈɪntʃɪŋ/

Noun

inching noun

Very gradual movement.

Verb

inching verb

(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).“Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.”
To drive by inches, or small degrees.
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

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Synonyms

column inch edge in pace edging march stepping escalator stepper slide push-in push in step maneuver footstep shifting

Rhymes

unflinching lynching flinching clinching pinching chin ching chin chung lin ching lin chung min ching

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