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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. (of a ship etc.) go under water
   "The raft sank and its occupants drowned";
   - settle, go down, go under
    
3. Cause to sink
   "The Japanese sank American ships in Pearl Harbor"
    
4. Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   - descend, fall, go down, come down
    
5. Pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
   "He sank into nirvana";
   - pass, lapse
    
6. Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
   "He sank into bed";
   - subside
    
7. Appear to move downward
   "The setting sun sank below the tree line";
   - dip
    
8. Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
   "The real estate market sank";
   - slump, fall off
    
9. Fall or sink heavily
   "My spirits sank";
   - slump, slide down
    
10. Embed deeply
    "She sank her fingers into the soft sand";
    - bury

Sounds like: sinks, syncs, sinking, syncing, sy

Derived forms: sinkings

See also: slide

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

Encyclopedia: Sinking