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You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in - how important this book is. And I have a certain distance now. I've done it such a long time ago.
Eric Carle

Meaning of "sinking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SINKING

sinking  [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sinking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SINKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sinking

Sinking may refer to: ▪ Being submerged ▪ Sinking, a metalworking technique ▪ Sinking, a song by No Doubt ▪ Shipwreck, what remains of a ship that has wrecked, either sunk or beached ▪ Sinking and sourcing, ▪ Sinking, a 1996 studio album by The Aloof ▪ Sinking champagne, the act of pouring out champagne in the sink ▪ Sinking Creek, several creeks ▪ shaft sinking, the process of digging a shaft in shaft mining...

Definition of sinking in the English dictionary

The definition of sinking in the dictionary is a feeling in the stomach caused by hunger or uneasiness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINKING


blinking
ˈblɪŋkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
freethinking
ˌfriːˈθɪŋkɪŋ
hard-drinking
ˌhɑːdˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
index-linking
ˌɪndeksˈlɪŋkɪŋ
nondrinking
ˌnɒnˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
nonthinking
ˌnɒnˈθɪŋkɪŋ
pinking
ˈpɪŋkɪŋ
plinking
ˈplɪŋkɪŋ
quick-thinking
ˌkwɪkˈθɪŋkɪŋ
right-thinking
ˈraɪtˌθɪŋkɪŋ
shrinking
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
slinking
ˈslɪŋkɪŋ
stinking
ˈstɪŋkɪŋ
thinking
ˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unblinking
ʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋ
unshrinking
ʌnˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ
unthinking
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋ
unwinking
ʌnˈwɪŋkɪŋ
winking
ˈwɪŋkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINKING

sink
sink in
sink or swim
sink tidy
sink unit
sinkable
sinkage
sinker
sinkhole
Sinkiang-Uighur Autonomous Region
sinking fund
sinky
sinless
sinlessly
sinlessness
sinned
sinner
sinnet
sinning
sinningia

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINKING

banking
binge drinking
bonking
booking
e-banking
high-ranking
home banking
lateral thinking
m-banking
Nanking
planking
positive thinking
quick thinking
ranking
retail banking
spanking
tanking
telephone banking
top-ranking
trunking
wishful thinking

Synonyms and antonyms of sinking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SINKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sinking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sinking

Translation of «sinking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINKING

Find out the translation of sinking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sinking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sinking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下沉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hundimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

sinking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डूब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тонущий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

afundando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডুবন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

naufrage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenggelam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Versenkung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

沈没
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침몰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chìm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூழ்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डूब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

batma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

naufragio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tonący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потопаючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scufundare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναυάγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sinking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sjunkande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

synker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sinking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINKING»

The term «sinking» is very widely used and occupies the 19.078 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sinking» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sinking» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sinking

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10 QUOTES WITH «SINKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sinking.
1
Jack Adams
We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby.
2
Max Aitken
Often undecided whether to desert a sinking ship for one that might not float, he would make up his mind to sit on the wharf for a day.
3
Amy Alcott
The pressure of getting an order right is greater than sinking a putt.
4
Skylar Astin
I worked on dramas before, I love sinking my teeth into something dramatic or a period piece, but there's something so fun about doing a comedy. When you go to set and your only job is to make people laugh, there's an unbelievable energy on set.
5
John C. Calhoun
The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority.
6
Kirk Cameron
If America is a ship, it looks a lot like it's sinking - financially, morally, spiritually. It's frightening.
7
Eric Carle
You know, now it's sinking in. It's taken me a long time to realize - and it is sinking in - how important this book is. And I have a certain distance now. I've done it such a long time ago.
8
Robbie Fowler
It sounds mercenary and it smacks of rats leaving the sinking ship. But get real, when everyone is bailing out, you don't want to be the last man standing.
9
Matthew Hale
It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking if your own tongue must praise you.
10
Paul Hawken
Commercial institutions, proud of their achievements, do not see that healthy living systems - clean air and water, healthy soil, stable climates - are integral to a functioning economy. As our living systems deteriorate, traditional forecasting and business economics become the equivalent of house rules on a sinking cruise ship.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINKING»

Discover the use of sinking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sinking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
I Survived #1: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever. Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in this new fictional series.
Lauren Tarshis, 2011
2
The Magic School Bus Ups and Downs: A Book about Floating ...
Reveals why things float or sink
Joanna Cole, 1997
3
The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, 10-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink.
Lauren Tarshis, 2010
4
The Sinking of the Titanic
Insight into the steamship's construction, passengers, and after effects of the voyage that ended on April 14, 1912 after it's sinking in the Atlantic Ocean.
Rebecca Aldridge, 2008
5
Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry ...
Charting the highs and lows of the business in that time, Wrestling's Sinking Ship offers a unique look at the fall and rise of sports entertainment's most controversial characters.
Ian Hamilton, 2006
6
Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the ...
Drawing on his academic and professional expertise, the author explains how the United States exported bad economics, bad policies, and bad behavior to the rest of the world, only to provide a substandard response when the markets finally ...
Joseph E. Stiglitz, 2010
7
The Wreck of the Titan, or Futility
In a story that eerily predicts and parallels the disaster of the "Titanic", "The Wreck of the Titan" is the story of John Rowland, a disgraced former Royal Navy Lieutenant and now a drunkard who helps save the daughter of a former lover ...
Morgan Robertson, 2007
8
The Sinking Of The Titanic (Extended Annotated Commemorative ...
The. Sinking. of. The. Titanic. PREFACE. "WE are as near Heaven by sea as by land," cried Sir Humphrey Gilbert, ere his ship sank with him; and the hundreds who perished in the ocean within reach of the exultant welcome and the festal ...
Jay Henry Mowbray, 2012
9
Floating and Sinking
Kids like to ask questions about how everything works, and here's where they can find the answers. These books cover basic science concepts with vivid photographs, clear text, and a variety of simple experiments.
Karen Bryant-Mole, 2002
10
Floating and Sinking
Why do certain things float while others sink? Find out in this title for young readers. Colorful photos and engaging design will draw in your readers.
Sue Barraclough, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sinking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Airline complains of 'sinking' terminal at Kuala Lumpur airport
Rain falls on Kuala Lumpur international airport 2 in Malaysia. The terminal is 2km from the main airport. Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
How The Sinking Of The Lusitania Heralded An Entirely New Kind …
Years later, a survivor recalled: “I don't think anyone took very much notice of this because they thought, well, no nation would dare go to the point of sinking a ... «io9, May 15»
3
S. Korean ferry captain sentenced to life in prison for deadly sinking
But many student survivors have said that they were repeatedly ordered over a loudspeaker to stay on the sinking ferry and that they didn't remember any ... «Christian Science Monitor, Apr 15»
4
A Year After Sinking, South Korea Will Try to Salvage Sewol Ferry
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea formally announced on Wednesday that it would try to raise the 6,825-ton ferry that sank more than a year ago, killing more ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
5
One year after Sewol ferry sinking, little changed in South Korea
SEOUL – One year ago, as South Korea writhed in grief and fury after more than 300 people, most of them school kids, drowned in a ferry sinking, it seemed ... «The Japan Times, Apr 15»
6
Sewol ferry disaster: One year on, grieving families demand answers
But families say the underlying problems that led to the sinking of the Sewol are far ... hundreds of high school students, began sinking after taking a sharp turn. «CNN, Apr 15»
7
11 rescued from sinking tugboat off Barbers Point
The boat ended up sinking. The tugboat was in waters about 2,200 feet deep and was carrying an estimated 75,000 gallons of diesel fuel. An oil sheen was ... «KITV Honolulu, Jan 15»
8
In Seattle, a Sinking Feeling About a Troubled Tunnel
SEATTLE — Robie G. Russell can look out the window of his law office here and see one of the nation's biggest, and perhaps most troubled, urban tunnel ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
9
A Government, Sinking
After the sinking, Park placed responsibility for the casualty numbers squarely at the feet of the ferry operators, saying the actions of the captain and crew were ... «Foreign Policy, Nov 14»
10
Death Penalty Is Sought for Captain in Sinking of South Korean Ferry
11, the prosecutors said that the 15 crew members of the 6,825-ton Sewol knew that their ship was sinking and that the passengers were waiting inside after ... «New York Times, Oct 14»

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