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inch away

inch away verb: to begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc.

Verb

inch away (third-person singular simple present inches away, present participle inching away, simple past and past participle inched away)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc.
    • They're trying to inch away from their policies.

Forms of inch away

third-person singular presentinches away
present participleinching away
past participleinched away
pastinched away

Questions about inch away

What does inch away mean?
Inch away means to begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc.
What part of speech is inch away?
Inch away is a verb.
What is the past tense of inch away?
The past tense of inch away is inched away.

Words near inch away in the dictionary

  1. incestuously
  2. incestuousness
  3. incesty
  4. inch
  5. inch along
  6. inch away
  7. inch back
  8. inch by inch
  9. inch field
  10. inch fields
  11. inch forward

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