- present participle of inch.
inching
Example Sentences
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One sweating plastic cup inching toward permanent damage.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Victory against Croatia's Hrgovic would put Itauma on the path to becoming the next big name in British heavyweight boxing, with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua inching closer to the end of their storied careers.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
With them inching closer to the city, Dezhyna and her parents are again thinking about whether they should flee to refuge, far from her beloved Izyum.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
And for maybe the first time in weeks, the Dodgers appear to be inching back to their champion ways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
We were so frozen with shock, nobody noticed that the bus was moving, inching forward into oncoming traffic.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
