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What is the noun for inching?

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inch
  1. A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
  2. (meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
  3. The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
  4. (figuratively) A very short distance.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “First, a piece of metal exactly one inch in length is cut, and from it a second piece is made in the machine.”
      “Her hand froze just an inch from my face. So she tried her luck with the other one, yet it froze too.”
      “I heard the word "dude", and I became unglued. Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch.”
inching
incher
  1. (in combination with a number) An object having a dimension of so many inches.
  2. Examples:
    1. “We drifted, blind-casting for 30 or 40 minutes, and I caught a 25 incher on a Spit'n Image topwater plug.”
      “This seven incher featuring four cuts taken from a radio session recorded for a Texas based radio show.”
      “Besides the speaker in the cab is a fairly high quality one, while the little 8 incher is a farty little stock speaker.”
inch
  1. (Scotland) A small island
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “First, a piece of metal exactly one inch in length is cut, and from it a second piece is made in the machine.”
      “Her hand froze just an inch from my face. So she tried her luck with the other one, yet it froze too.”
      “I heard the word "dude", and I became unglued. Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch.”
inchings
inchers
  1. plural of incher
inches
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