inching

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɪntʃɪŋ/

Verb

inching

present participle of inch

Noun

inching (plural inchings)

Very gradual movement.
- 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 […]

Anagrams

chining, niching

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