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Sinking meaning

gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.

Synonyms of Sinking

descent decrease lessening drop-off sinking feeling anxiety

Using Sinking

  • The main meaning on this page is: gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.
  • Useful related words include: descent, decrease, lessening, drop-off.
  • In the example corpus, sinking often appears in combinations such as: the sinking, sinking of, sinking the.

Context around Sinking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sinking

  • In this selection, "sinking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 2020, tobruk, benghazi, says, etiopia and having stand out and add context to how "sinking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are hopefully sinking in red and attacked benghazi sinking the mars. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sinking" sits close to words such as au, beard and frontline, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sinking

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

As well, its are hopefully sinking in red ink. (9 words)

Blumhouse is sinking its horror chops into the video-game biz. (11 words)

This can occur from sinking of phytoplankton, vertical mixing, or sinking of waste of vertical migrators. (16 words)

The harbour of Mobile was formed by the drowning of the lower part of the valley of the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers as a result of the sinking of the land here, such sinking having occurred on other parts of the Gulf coast. (43 words)

And speaking of sinking, we must have tried a dozen drink mixes that didn’t work over the years, so it was a pleasant surprise to pour miniature sleeves of energizing cannabis drink mix into some water and watch it go bye-bye. (43 words)

Once again, it proved difficult to firmly identify targets for the airforce but during the day US heavy bombers attacked Tobruk, sinking Etiopia (convert) and later attacked Benghazi, sinking the Mars and setting the tanker Portofino (6,572 GRT), alight. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to the safety board's website, stability has been a factor in the sinking of five vessels since 2007, including the 2020 sinking of the fishing boat Sarah Anne off Newfoundland's south coast, which claimed four lives.

I am not a survivor of the sinking – I was on a different boat the Sea Pearl, operated by the same company, during the week immediately previous to the sinking,” says Timothy, using his first name only.

They also found that while China's biggest city Shanghai continues to subside after sinking up to 3 meters over the past century, Beijing is sinking 45 millimetres annually near its subways and highways.

Once again, it proved difficult to firmly identify targets for the airforce but during the day US heavy bombers attacked Tobruk, sinking Etiopia (convert) and later attacked Benghazi, sinking the Mars and setting the tanker Portofino (6,572 GRT), alight.

Sinking without resurfacing indicates that the oil is too cold; not sinking at all indicates that the oil is too hot.

The harbour of Mobile was formed by the drowning of the lower part of the valley of the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers as a result of the sinking of the land here, such sinking having occurred on other parts of the Gulf coast.

This can occur from sinking of phytoplankton, vertical mixing, or sinking of waste of vertical migrators.

A commission of inquiry was held in June, headed by Lord Mersey, the same person who had presided at the official investigation into the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.

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After commissioning the build of RMS Titanic in 1912, son Bruce came to international attention as the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the sinking of the ship, for which he was subject to severe criticism.

And speaking of sinking, we must have tried a dozen drink mixes that didn’t work over the years, so it was a pleasant surprise to pour miniature sleeves of energizing cannabis drink mix into some water and watch it go bye-bye.

And Ukrainian forces have also targeted Russian infrastructure and its navy in the region – famously sinking Moscow’s flagship vessel, the Moskva, in April 2022.

As I watched them drive off in their enormous truck, I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach.

As well, its are hopefully sinking in red ink.

A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report has linked the fatal sinking of a Nova Scotia scallop dragger in 2020 to years of federal inaction on the imposition of stricter stability standards for fishing vessels.

Bard explained: “The east coast of England is most at risk of sinking first due to sea level rise.

Besides the film losing its original director and producer, other production members abandoned the project, which resembled a sinking ship.

Blumhouse is sinking its horror chops into the video-game biz.

Clark also reached double figures in scoring, sinking seven shots from the field and two-of-two from the charity stripe for 16 points.

Demand fell sharply even though sinking input costs – which fell at the fastest pace since mid-2009 due to increased competition among suppliers – allowed factories to slash their charges.

Divers prepared to enter the 35 degree (Fahrenheit) water and begin the process of slowly sinking the entire pipe into place.

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Common combinations with sinking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sinking" in a sentence?
An example: "According to the safety board's website, stability has been a factor in the sinking of five vessels since 2007, including the 2020 sinking of the fishing boat Sarah Anne off Newfoundland's south coast, which claimed four lives." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sinking" from authentic English texts.
What does "sinking" mean?
Sinking means: gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.
What are synonyms of "sinking"?
Common synonyms of "sinking" include: descent, decrease, lessening, drop-off, sinking feeling, anxiety.
How many example sentences with "sinking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sinking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.