sinking

sink

C0360600 (sĭngk)v. sank (săngk) or sunk (sŭngk), sunk, sink·ing, sinks v.intr.1. a. To go below the surface of water or another liquid: We watched the leaky inner tube slowly sink.b. To descend to the bottom of a body of water or other liquid: found the wreck where it had sunk.2. a. To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages: The water in the lake sank several feet during the long, dry summer.b. To subside or settle gradually: Cracks developed as the building sank.3. To appear to move downward, as the sun or moon in setting.4. To slope downward; incline: The road sinks as it approaches the stream.5. a. To fall or lower oneself slowly, as from weakness or fatigue: The exhausted runner sank to the ground.b. To feel great disappointment or discouragement: Her heart sank within her.6. a. To pass into something; penetrate: The claws sank into the flesh of the prey.b. To steep or soak: The wine has sunk into my shirt.7. To pass into a specified condition: She sank into a deep sleep.8. a. To deteriorate in quality or condition: The patient is sinking fast. The family sank into a state of disgrace.b. To diminish, as in value: Gold prices are sinking.9. To become weaker, quieter, or less forceful: His voice sank to a whisper.10. To make an impression; become felt or understood: The meaning finally sank in.v.tr.1. To cause to descend beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid: sink a ship.2. a. To cause to penetrate deeply: He sank his sword into the dragon's belly.b. To force into the ground: sink a piling.c. To dig or drill (a mine or well) in the earth.d. To cause to drop or lower: sank the bucket into the well.e. Sports To propel (a ball or shot) into a hole, basket, or pocket.3. To cause to be engrossed: "Frank sank himself in another book" (Patricia Highsmith).4. a. To make weaker, quieter, or less forceful: She sank her voice when the manager walked by.b. To reduce in quantity or worth: The bad news will sink markets around the world.5. To debase the nature of; degrade: The scandal has sunk him in the eyes of many.6. To bring to a low or ruined state; defeat or destroy: Loss of advertising sank the newspaper.7. To suppress or hide: He sank his arrogance and apologized.8. Informal To defeat, as in a game.9. To invest or spend, often without getting a return or adequate value: I've sunk a lot of money into that car.10. To pay off (a debt).n.1. A water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe and generally a piped supply of water.2. A cesspool.3. A sinkhole.4. A natural or artificial means of absorbing or removing a substance or a form of energy from a system.5. A place regarded as wicked and corrupt: That city is a sink of corruption.Idioms: sink (one's) teeth into Informal To undertake an endeavor energetically: She sank her teeth into the challenging project. sink or swim Informal To fail or succeed without alternative.

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[Middle English sinken, from Old English sincan.]

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sink′a·ble adj.

sinking

(ˈsɪŋkɪŋ) na. a feeling in the stomach caused by hunger or uneasinessb. (as modifier): a sinking feeling.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"settling, subsiding, subsidence - a gradual sinking to a lower leveldescent - a movement downwardimmersion, submergence, submerging, submersion - sinking until covered completely with waterfoundering, going under - (of a ship) sinking
	2.	sinking - a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"decrease, lessening, drop-off - a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
	3.	sinking - a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"sinking feelinganxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

Translations

Bohrungabaissementenfoncementaffondamentoavvallamentonaufragio