inch back

to move back very slowly. The trainer inched back from the angry tiger. The tiger inched back and sprang.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elva	['elvə]
Pip	PIP	English
Adolfo	ah-DHOL-fo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Demetra	-	Italian, Romanian, Greek
Nakato	-	Eastern African, Ganda
Mtendere	mten-DAY-ray	Southern African, Chewa