Inching

//ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    present participle and gerund of inch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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dreichdullinertlethargicremissslow

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"Sami was inching towards his degree in biosciences."

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