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sinking   (TTS Sound)

The noun sinking has 3 senses

• sinking -- (a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic")


• 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")


• sinking, sinking feeling -- (a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach")

The verb sink has 9 senses

• sink, drop, drop down -- (fall or descend to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees")


• sink -- (cause to sink; "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor")


• sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana")


• sink, settle, go down, go under -- (go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned")


• sink, subside -- (descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair")


• dip, sink -- (appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line")


• slump, fall off, sink -- (fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off")


• slump, slide down, sink -- (fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank")


• bury, sink -- (embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap")