- present participle of inch.
inching
Example Sentences
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Camarillo hit 99, inching past the previous record of 98 set in 1953.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
One sweating plastic cup inching toward permanent damage.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
A wave of corporate warnings and technical disclosures has flooded the media, with headlines worrying over “swarms” of rogue artificial-intelligence agents launching “unprecedented” cyberattacks, outsmarting their makers, and inching toward a terrifying autonomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
They found a trunk that bridged the river, and Buzz put one son in front of him and the other behind him, inching their way across to the north bank.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
