sinking

Plural: sinkings

Noun

• a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
  • "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
• 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"
• a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
  • "with a sinking heart"
  • "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"
• gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.

Verb

• fall or descend to a lower place or level
• cause to sink
• pass into a specified state or condition
• go under,
• descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
• appear to move downward
• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
• fall or sink heavily
• embed deeply
• present participle and gerund of sink

Examples

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

Synonyms

bury, dip, drop, drop down, fall off, go down, go under, lapse, pass, settle, sink, sinking feeling, slide down, slump, subside

Antonyms

float