sinking
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: decrease, drop-off, lessening |
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(noun) a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic" |
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Related Words: descent, foundering, going under, immersion, settling, submergence, submerging, submersion, subsidence, subsiding |
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(noun) a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach" |
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Synonyms: sinking feeling |
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Related Words: anxiety |
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