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UK
/sˈɪŋkɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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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
How To Use sinking In A Sentence
- Phase I called for dewatering and rehabilitating the No.6 shaft, sinking the shaft to the 45th level, cutting seven level stations, and diamond drilling the conglomerate bed.
- The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness.
- Eventually, of course, the cheetah wins, sinking its teeth into the jugular of the prey and ending its life.
- He set the computer aside and put his hands behind his back, sinking into the comfortable support of the cushions and allowing the memories to take him back.
- On the slowly sinking Titanic, there was time for socially determined behavioral patterns to reemerge.
- Dororo's main character Kou Shibasaki (The Sinking of Japan) as the woman warrior Dororo, who was a precocious street child and self-styled "greatest thief in all of Japan".
- Even as home prices continued to fall industrywide and the number of new houses under construction kept sinking, Paul Saville , the chief executive of NVR Inc., received total 2010 compensation valued at nearly $31 million, according to NVR's proxy statement. NVR Pays Top Dollar
- Sinking roots is not an automatic childhood event, but is a result, at least in part, of the process of maturation.
- He was increasingly enjoying the social life, sinking halves of lager. Times, Sunday Times
- FLYFISHING King salmon (chinooks) require stout fly tackle — 9 - to 10-weight rods with sinking-tip lines, heavy leaders, and large, gaudy flies. How to Plan A Fishing Trip to Alaska