Inching
/ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of inch form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Sami was inching towards his degree in biosciences."