1) Crept along 2) Emulated a worm 3) Got along gradually 4) Made slow progress 5) Moved by small degrees 6) Moved like a caterpillar 7) Moved slowly 8) Proceeded slowly 9) Progressed slowly 10) Slowly crept 11) Tried to move silently Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/inched