inching

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of inch

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 […] 2019, Francis Lynde, Empire Builders

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