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Noun: sinking singking- A descent as through liquid (especially through water)
"they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic" - 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" - A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
"with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
- sinking feeling
Verb: sink (sank,sunk) singk- Fall or descend to a lower place or level
"He sank to his knees"
- drop, drop down - Cause to sink
"The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor" - Pass into a specified state or condition
"He sank into nirvana"
- pass, lapse - Go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
- settle, go down, go under - Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
"He sank into bed"
- subside - Appear to move downward
"The setting sun sank below the tree line"
- dip - Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- slump, fall off - Fall or sink heavily
"My spirits sank"
- slump, slide down - Embed deeply
"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"
- bury
Sounds like: syncing, synching Derived forms: sinkings See also: sink in, sinker Type of: anxiety, break, cave in, change posture, collapse, come down, decline, decrease, descend, descent, displace, drop, drop-off, embed, engraft, fall, fall in, founder, give, give way, go down, imbed, implant, lessening, move, plant Antonym: float Encyclopedia: Sink Sink, Florida, Sink Sinking |