sinking

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Sink Source: opted

2. a. & n. from Sink. Source: opted

3. n. a descent as through liquid (especially through water) Source: wordnet

4. n. a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength) Source: wordnet

5. n. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

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