Inching - English meaning
Inching – definitions in English dictionary
verbMove along slowly and carefully.
Usage examples:
He inched away as i approached
nounA unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)
Usage examples:
The toy train is four inches long
noun(as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch, equivalent to 253.7 cubic metres per hectare.
Usage examples:
More than four inches of rain is expected
nounA small island or a small area of high land.
Usage examples:
Inchkeith
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Word origin
late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’, from unus ‘one’ (probably denoting a unit). Compare with ounce1.
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