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adjective

Definition of inchingnext
1
as in imperceptible

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2
as in ambling

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inching

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verb

present participle of inch
1
as in encroaching
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city

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2
as in dragging
to move slowly the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inching
  1. imperceptible
  2. creeping
  3. shuffling
  4. poking
Adjective
  • Some attacks were almost imperceptible at first; others disrupted everyday life and caused division among locals.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
  • To a casual viewer, the manipulation might have been imperceptible.
    Stuart A. Thompson, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2024
Definition of imperceptible
Verb
  • The prostrate or creeping forms are less winter hardy but only grow 8-10 inches tall but cascade along the ground.
    Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Defenders now have to respect his pull-up game, creeping closer to contest.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of creeping
Verb
  • In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.
    Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling between the Lakers and the G League as Los Angeles tries to work out a plan to give him time for development.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of shuffling
Verb
  • No leader wants to be like the movie Office Space, famous for poking fun at the flaws of the 1990s workplace cube farms and non-welcoming vibes.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Take Kule’s for example—the red stripes would look so chic poking out from beneath a tonal knit or ladylike jacket.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
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