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inching back

inching back is the present participle and gerund of inch back.

Meaning of inch back

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To move something backward by a very small amount, often in a slow and gradual way.

Questions about inching back

What is inching back the present participle and gerund of?
Inching back is the present participle and gerund of inch back.

Words near inching back in the dictionary

  1. inchi
  2. Inchicore
  3. inching
  4. inching along
  5. inching away
  6. inching back
  7. inching forward
  8. inching up
  9. inchingly
  10. inchings
  11. inchis

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