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inching

/ˈɪntʃɪŋ/

inchingnoun

Translations

движение

The inching of the car was barely noticeable.

Движение машины было едва заметным.

Additional translations

ползание

медленное продвижение

Definitions

The act or process of moving slowly or gradually in small increments.

The inching of the car in the traffic jam was frustrating for the driver.

Synonyms

advance

creep

slow advance

slow progress

gradual movement

incremental movement

small step

tiny advance

creeping movement

crawl

progress

inchinggerund / present participle

/ˈɪntʃɪŋ/

Used to describe something progressing slowly or by small increments.

Definitions

Moving or progressing slowly and by small amounts.

The inching progress of the glacier is measured in centimeters per year.

Synonyms

inchnoun

Definitions

A unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 centimeters.

The table is 36 inches long.

A small amount or degree of something.

He moved forward by an inch in the negotiations.

inchverb

inching

Gerund

inched

Past Simple

inched

Past Participle

inching

Gerund

/ɪntʃ/

Translations

продвигаться

The car inched forward in the traffic jam.

Машина медленно продвигалась вперед в пробке.

Additional translations

медленно двигаться

ползти

Definitions

To move very slowly or gradually.

She inched her way through the crowded room.

To cause something or someone to move slowly or by small increments.

They inched the heavy sofa through the narrow doorway.

Synonyms

move slowly

inchadjective

Definitions

Used attributively to indicate a dimension of one inch (or a specified number of inches, in compounds).

He bought a pack of one-inch nails for the carpentry project.