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View synonyms for sinking

sinking

/ ˈsɪŋkɪŋ /

noun

    1. a feeling in the stomach caused by hunger or uneasiness
    2. ( as modifier )

      a sinking feeling

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

As the celebrities showed up more and more, I got a sinking feeling: This is sending the wrong message, if it’s sending any message at all.

From Slate

The sinking sparked a major search operation for Mr Taft, from Greenock, and Mr Catterson, 73, from Millport, on 24 February last year.

From BBC

Until this week, one could think of it as a small, clean lifeboat, sitting off to the side of a sinking cruise ship where most of the passengers also have norovirus.

From Slate

"It’s still a level of satisfaction that I feel is still sinking in because it is something I coveted and wanted to do for ever."

From BBC

He told the BBC: "It was a penny dropping moment and it was a sinking feeling."

From BBC

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