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Definition of Inching
1. inch [v] - See also: inch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inching
Literary usage of Inching
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Excise Officer's Manual, and Improved Gauger: Being a Compendious by Joseph Bateman (1840)
"tA more certain mode of inching a cask is by pouring in water from a known measure,
and taking the dip from time to time, either inputting in or drawing out ..."
2. The Prince of India by Robert D. Manning (1998)
"He steps out into the arena, slinking close to the sand, and inching and creeping
forward. He suddenly stops dead in his tracks, WHINING, behaving uneasily, ..."