verb🔗Share(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction)."Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge."directionactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo drive by inches, or small degrees."The snail was inching its way across the kitchen floor, taking tiny steps. "actionwayprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deal out by inches; to give sparingly."The manager was inching out vacation days, only granting one or two at a time. "actionamountbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVery gradual movement."The inching of the traffic barely moved us forward during rush hour. "actionprocesstimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
