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inching up

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

Meaning of inch up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To move or increase by small increments, typically slowly and carefully.

Questions about inching up

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

Words near inching up in the dictionary

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

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