sinking
sing king
- n a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic - n 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 - n a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
with a sinking heart
a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach - v fall or descend to a lower place or level
- v cause to sink
- v pass into a specified state or condition
- v go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
- v descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- v appear to move downward
- v fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- v fall or sink heavily
- v embed deeply
- Sinking Prestige A self-inflicted disaster No single episode in the 74-day Falklands war so upset world opinion as the seemingly heartless British sinking of the Argentine.
- For eight years the West German city of Duisburg has been sinking steadilyand Duisburg's anxious citizens have cheered every lost inch.
- The sculpture of a sinking boat which sits in London's Thames river in front of the city's business center, seemed an apt metaphor for state of the global financial market on .