inched
past simple and past participle ofinch
inch
verb[IorT,+ adv/prep]
uk/ɪntʃ/us/ɪntʃ/tomoveveryslowlyor in a lot ofshortstages:
We are inchingtowardsanagreement.
Sharepricesinchedup/higherduring theday.
Residentswatchedtheflamesinchcloserandcloser.
Synonym
edge(MOVE)
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishly
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- struggle
- wander
Examplesofinched
inched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The advances are undeniable, especially in electoral matters as opposition parties haveinchedtheir way into elected office at various levels.
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By the 1890s these figuresinchedup to 2 per cent and 2.6 per cent.
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He agrees that our economic situation is grave—inched, he compared the position to the critical periods of the war.
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I come here tonight to defend and support the transfer of power—inched, to suggest that in some cases there ought to be more power.
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The price hadinchedup, too, from 1,800 rubles at the 965's debut to 2,200 by 1969.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These windsinchedup to 50 mph (85 km/h), but did not strengthen any further.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Small groups of soldiers were clearly visible as they slowlyinchedtheir way up to the enemy held peaks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Business houses and homes quickly sprang up as the railroadinchedcloser.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As theyinchedfarther north, the gyro-compass was much more reliable than the magnetic which pointed in nearly the opposite direction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heavy trucksinchedpast each other, and there were many side-swiping accidents on the bridge.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was likely that he then accidentallyinchedthe points slide too far, and they moved under the train.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Slowly, the stationinchedits way to financial recovery, which it achieved by 1990, regularly garnering around 70% of the market.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Down the backstretch and going into the final turn, heinchedup to fourth, making his way closer to the rail.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cast bronze medal is five inches tall and twoinchedwide.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Over the next few years, constructioninchedahead.
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- market fragmentation
- market-fragmentation
- market garden
- market-garden
- market gardener
- market-gardener
- market gardening
- market-gardening
- market growth
- market-growth
- manager
- manageress
- managerial
- managerial accountant
- managerial-accountant
- managerial accounting
- managerial-accounting
- managerial aspects
- managerial career
- managerial change
- managerial competence
- managerial control
- managerial decision
- managerial experience
- managerial expertise