inching

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/ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

Very gradual movement.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of inch
nouninching (plural inchings)

plural inchings

  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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dreichslowsluggishsubglacialsullentorpidunspeedy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inching

lynchingcinching
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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inching,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inching.

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