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English noun: sinking | |||
| 1. | sinking (event) a descent as through liquid (especially through water) | ||
| Samples | They still talk about the sinking of the Titanic. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | descent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foundering, going under, immersion, settling, submergence, submerging, submersion, subsidence, subsiding | ||
| 2. | sinking (event) a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) | ||
| Samples | After several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market. He could not control the sinking of his legs. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, drop-off, lessening | ||
| 3. | sinking (feeling) a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension | ||
| Samples | With a sinking heart. A sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. | ||
| Synonyms | sinking feeling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anxiety | ||
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