inched

verb

Definition of inchednext
past tense of inch
1
as in encroached
to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city

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2
as in dragged
to move slowly the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inched
  1. crept
  2. shuffled
  3. poked
Verb
  • There, the smell of smoke had crept inside.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Jordan Neely’s father lifted his head and sat upright in his seat; an almost-smile crept across his face.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of crept
Verb
  • John then shuffled through the expansion era and modern baseball ballots twice apiece, getting spurned by the voting committees.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Forensic accountants testified that Marilyn was the one who gave Nick the money, who then shuffled it around to various bank accounts, before wiring it back to Marilyn.
    Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffled
Verb
  • Throughout the special, the comedian poked fun at the uncomfortable parts of recovery — from full-body baths to grueling physical therapy — with irreverent charm.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Putting them all together, there will be internal frustrations that come to the surface when we are being poked by something minor.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of poked
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