inching
present 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
Examplesofinching
inching
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
When we take a step forward, therefore, it has to be a big enough step, not half a step or aninchingforward.
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Work has beeninchingforward, but it has taken a very long time to get any of the longdistance footpaths fully cleared and established.
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Although the matter is now, possibly,inchingits way towards a resolution, this has taken far too long.
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Meanwhile, that country isinchingcloser to the abyss.
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The rights of way review committee has proceeded by agreement,inchingforward over the years, and sometimes managing to bring together disparate and conflicting interests.
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The evidence shows that, even then, the bardic steamroller wasinchingforward through debates.
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Whether that union was arrived at byinchingour way forward or by taking great strides was left to succeeding politicians and others to determine.
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There was aninchingforward, and improvements in the standard of living of many developing countries.
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Thankfully, however, there have been steady improvements, and the restoration of normal life isinchingforward.
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One can produce a perfectly respectable argument for claiming that all the parties that are nowinchingtheir way towards negotiations are doing so for thoroughly bad reasons.
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There might be arguments for that, but we should debate them openly and not let matters slip through byinchingthe gate open steadily without debating the constitutional points.
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The cables were then to be tightened at each low tide,inchingthe wreck towards shore with each high tide.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His plays contemplate and investigate human livesinchingtheir way to their mortality.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As per the trade analysts, the film isinchingtowards an all time blockbuster status.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Are they going to be too caught up with their personal mess to realise that a snake isinchingits way close?
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