Betekenis van:
sinking

sinking
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
    "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"

    Hyperoniemen

    Hyponiemen

    sinking
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
      "with a sinking heart"
      "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

      Synoniemen

      Hyperoniemen

      sinking
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
        • a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
        "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"
        "he could not control the sinking of his legs"

        Hyperoniemen

        Werkwoord

        sinking
        een vervoeging van sink

        Voorbeeldzinnen

        1. We're sinking.
        2. Are we sinking?
        3. The ship is sinking.
        4. The ship is sinking!
        5. We felt the ground sinking.
        6. Rats desert a sinking ship.
        7. They abandoned the sinking ship.
        8. Rats leave a sinking ship.
        9. The sun is sinking below the horizon.
        10. The sun is sinking in the west.
        11. I was watching the red sun sinking in the west.
        12. I escaped from the sinking boat with difficulty.
        13. The leisure industry is sinking more money into new resorts.
        14. They're just like rats leaving a sinking ship.
        15. The passengers were taken off the sinking ship.