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Defenition of the word sinking

    • Defenition of the word 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"
      • a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
      • a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
      • a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
      • a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
      • a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension

    Synonyms for the word sinking

      • sinking feeling

    Hyponyms for the word sinking

      • foundering
      • going under
      • immersion
      • settling
      • submergence
      • submerging
      • submersion
      • subsidence
      • subsiding

    Hypernyms for the word sinking

      • anxiety
      • decrease
      • descent
      • drop-off
      • lessening

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