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sinking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sinking feeling |
| Type of | anxiety |
with a sinking heart.
a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.
sinking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | descent |
| Has types | subsiding, subsidence, foundering, going under, immersion, submersion, settling, submerging, submergence |
| Derivation | sink |
they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic.
Examples of sinking
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Liz Leer opened the half by sinking a three-pointer to pull the Eagles to 26-14.
From the washingtonpost.com
An oil slick remains at the site just after the Deepwater Horizon rig's sinking.
From the latimes.com
Oona never recovered, sinking into alcoholism until her own death at 66 in 1991.
From the express.co.uk
Applying it is like sinking your face into a bowl of fragrant Centifolia petals.
From the chron.com
For those who survived the sinking, memories of the band were especially potent.
From the washingtonpost.com
It was uncovered by peasants sinking a well more than half a mile from the tomb.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Whilst the ship is sinking all the UCU can do is think about their own pensions.
From the guardian.co.uk
Tuesday's schedule will give investors some data worth sinking their teeth into.
From the online.wsj.com
We're all in the same sinking boat with our leaders steering and stirring us up.
From the toledoblade.com
- Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- Fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"
- Cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
- Pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
- Sinkhole: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- In plumbing, a sink or basin is a bowl-shaped fixture that is used for washing hands or small objects.
- In computing, a sink or event sink is a class or function designed to receive incoming events from another object or function. This is commonly implemented in C++ as callbacks. ...
- Sink is an album released by Floater in September 1994. Lyrics of isolation and insanity are set against dark and moody aural landscapes, ambient sampling montages, and savage instrumental punch. Sink received a preliminary Grammy nomination in the category of Best Rock Album. ...
