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Synonyms for sinking
sink·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
sinkingnoun
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
"they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
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sinking feelingsinkingnoun
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"
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sinking feelingsinking, sinking feelingnoun
a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
"with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
Synonyms:
sinking feeling
Editors Contribution
drowningverb
meaning
unknown
Submitted by siddharthdinesh4 on July 28, 2021
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
sinkingnoun
Synonyms:
subsidence, fall, decrease, decline
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
sinking
Synonyms:
See Maritime disaster
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#15547 | wreck | |
#18354 | drowning | |
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#23473 | drowned | |
#33374 | sunken | |
#33438 | wrecking | |
#36472 | draught | |
#41351 | shipwreck |
How to use sinking in a sentence?
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:
We have not and will not agree to cooperate with Russia so long as they continue to pursue this misguided strategy, it remains our hope that Russia will see that tethering itself to a sinking ship is a losing strategy because Russia has the opportunity to change course and do the right thing. I don't know if they will.
Usually what happens when a vessel is sinking is the master will ensure all compartments and hatches are shut so as to maintain buoyancy, on the Thunder, all the hatches had been opened, including the hatch leading to the fish hold.
My main concern is [ the ] sinking of the soil, which means that we also have problems with living on the water.
It was sunrise the morning after 9/11, you could look at it and see the immense task ahead of everybody. And also, there was just like a degree of it sinking in, that it was going to be a new normal for New Yorkers and for everybody looking at it the next day.
Rain ultimately flows back to sea, and because it is freshwater rather than saltwater, it is less dense than the seawater it is draining into, this means it can form a cap at the surface rather than sinking and circulating.
Translations for sinking
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- غرقArabic
- hundimientoSpanish
- डूब रहा हैHindi
- tenggelamIndonesian
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