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1. A descent as through liquid (especially through water)
   "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
    
2. 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"
    
3. A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
   "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
   - sinking feeling

1. Fall or descend to a lower place or level
   "He sank to his knees"
   - drop, drop down
    
2. Cause to sink
   "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
    
3. Pass into a specified state or condition
   "He sank into nirvana"
   - pass, lapse
    
4. Go under
   "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
   - settle, go down, go under
    
5. Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   "He sank into bed"
   - subside
    
6. Appear to move downward
   "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
   - dip
    
7. Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
   "The real estate market sank"
   - slump, fall off
    
8. Fall or sink heavily
   "My spirits sank"
   - slump, slide down
    
9. Embed deeply
   "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"
   - bury

Sounds like: syncing, synching

Derived forms: sinkings

See also: sink in, sinker

Type of: anxiety, break, cave in, change posture, collapse, come down, decline, decrease, descend, descent, displace, drop, drop-off, embed, engraft, fall, fall in, founder, give, give way, go down, imbed, implant, lessening, move, plant

Antonym: float

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