sinking
1. [ noun ] a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
Examples:

"they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"

Related terms: descent settling submergence foundering sink
2. [ noun ] a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
Examples:

"after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market" "he could not control the sinking of his legs"

Related terms: decrease
3. [ noun ] a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
Synonyms: sinking_feeling
Examples:

"with a sinking heart" "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

Related terms: anxiety
Similar spelling:   sinkiang
  Simkin
  sink_in
  singing
  Simkins
  singsong