About The Word Sinking
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Sinking
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What's The Definition Of Sinking?
[n] 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"
[n] a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic" [n] a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach" Synonyms | Synonyms for Sinking: sinking feeling Related Terms | Find terms related to Sinking: See Also | anxiety | decrease | descent | drop-off | foundering | going under | immersion | lessening | settling | submergence | submerging | submersion | subsidence | subsiding Sinking In Webster's Dictionary \Sink"ing\,
a. & n. from {Sink}.
{Sinking fund}. See under {Fund}.
{Sinking head} (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed
as the casting shrinks. See {Riser}, n., 4.
{Sinking pump}, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a
mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.
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