What does inching mean?
Inching means present participle and gerund of inch.
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/ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of inch.
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 […]
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Inching means present participle and gerund of inch.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 […]
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