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Sinking

Sinking Meaning & Definition
Sinking Definition And Meaning

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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