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inchings

/ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋz/

inchings is the plural of inching.

Meaning of inching

Noun

inching (plural inchings)

  1. Very gradual movement.
    • From behind the trucks of the box-car a slender pole, headed with what appeared to be an empty oyster tin, and trailing a black line of fuse, was projecting itself along the ground by slow inchings, creeping across the lighted space […]2019, Francis Lynde, Empire Builders

Questions about inchings

What is inchings the plural of?
Inchings is the plural of inching.
How do you pronounce inchings?
Inchings is pronounced /ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋz/.

Words near inchings in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inchings (page history and authors); inching (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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