noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk. form-of, gerund

   "I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore."

2. 2
   a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) wordnet
3. 3
   a descent as through liquid (especially through water) wordnet
4. 4
   a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sink form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

abatementadvanceagingancientangular motionanxious

Example

More examples

"The leisure industry is sinking more money into new resorts."

Etymology

From sink + -ing.

Related phrases

like rats from a sinking shipsinking feelingsinking fundsinking heart

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