Thesaurus: sinking

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Sink
2. a. & n. from Sink.
3. n. a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
4. n. a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
5. n. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
6. from Sink. Sinking fund. See under Fund. -- Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4. -- Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.
7. from Sink. Sinking fund. See under Fund.-- Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed asthe casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4.-- Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a mineshaft as the level of the water sinks.
8. n:100 n. a descent as through liquid (especially through water) n. a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) n. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension