sinking
/หsษชลkษชล/IPA: /S IH1 NG K IH0 NG/
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(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
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(heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.
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To conceal and appropriate.
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To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.
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To pay absolutely.
โI have sunk thousands of pounds into this project.โ
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To reduce or extinguish by payment.
โto sink the national debtโ
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To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
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To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
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The process by which something sinks.
โI witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.โ
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