inched's Usage Examples:

When the pinnate leaf of a Mimosa pudica, the so-called sensitive plant, is pinched or struck, the leaf droops rapidly and the leaflets become approximated together, so that their upper surfaces are in contact.

Delicious chocolate eyes twinkled down at her as he pinched her toe.

"Thanks," they said in unison as Dean was winched upward.

Children should be cautioned not to place wheels near their hair, fingers or clothing, as they can become tangled in the wheels or pinched between the wheel and the hamster body.

clinched victory for England in the Rugby World Cup final?clinched a bronze medal from David Groom.

If when pinched between your thumb and index finger the muscle part of the meat feels fleshy, it still needs another minute or so in the broiler.

Also select tops that will highlight a cinched waist.

Taran of Landis inched his way down the ancient tree, oblivious to the rough bark nipping at his moist skin.

Each time the phone rang, Cynthia flinched, fearing some state minion was calling to drag Martha back to his lair in the dungeons of officialdom.

He jumped to his feet flipping light switches and stumbling through both rooms, barely seeing still-sleeping Cynthia through eyes pinched nearly closed against the intrusive brightness.

Weak- kneed, he passed a trembling hand over his incredulous eyes; with the courage of despair, he feebly pinched himself.

They are not specially sensitive under ordinary conditions, and may be touched or even pinched without causing any discomfort to the scorpion.

A second barrier treaty between England and the United Provinces was signed on the 30th of January 1713, and a third treaty signed at Antwerp on the 15th of November 1715 clinched the matter.

Synonyms:

pica, ft, em, linear measure, mesh, in, ligne, foot, linear unit, mil, pica em,

Antonyms:

outgoing, unfashionable, head, subtract, ride,