- present participle of inch.
inching
Example Sentences
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Its forces have made small and hard-won gains in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, where they are inching closer to the most important cities still under Ukrainian control there, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
That number is now inching closer to the billion mark with Jio alone amassing 525 million of those subscribers.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“I would expect there to be a continued inching downward,” Negron said, but “we’re not going to just go back within weeks to $2.90 per gallon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Economists aren’t quite sure what to expect from Warsh, as his colleagues seem to be inching closer to wanting rate hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
The question I really wanted to ask him was inching its way up my throat when he pulled a deck of cards out of his briefcase.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
