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[ noun ] a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
Examples "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic" Used in print (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)And he knew in that moment , with a cold sinking of despair , a dying of old hopes , that Mae had spread some kind of word there among the neighbors . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
Examples "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market" "he could not control the sinking of his legs" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
Synonyms Examples "with a sinking heart" "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach" Related terms |
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