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Meanings of sinking in English

Catalan
repujat dels metalls

Metalworking technique.

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repujat dels metalls
Portuguese
pressentimento

A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension.

pressentimento
Russian
утонил
Catalan
enfonsament

Event in which a watercraft sinks beneath the surface of the water to the bottom.

утонил

Something sinked to the bottom, will always be shown on top. (The text is provided by the student)

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Examples for "ship sinking"
Examples for "ship sinking"
1
There seemed every probability of the ship sinking under our feet.
Hurricane Hurry
2
The life-boats went off and left me all alone-inthe dark-withthe ship sinking!
The Iron Trail
3
It is queer; I didn't mind the ship sinking.
Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger
4
The rats sensed the ship sinking, so to speak, and were looking for a way off.
Hook
5
Photo: Supplied Ivan Farmer was the only one still alive, and had vivid memories of the ship sinking.
Radio NZ
Usage of sinking in English
1
The US State Department has taken Beijing to task over the sinking.
News.com.au
2
This sinking is the latest of several such disasters in recent years.
Reuters
3
In case you don't know it yet, this is a sinking ship.
Back on murder
4
Five seconds later it was sinking to the bottom of the sea.
Sword of god
5
Of course it was serious -after all, an island was sinking.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
6
The orebody is sinking at a rate of five metres per second.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
7
He said further action over the April sinking was not ruled out.
Reuters
8
The table was slowly sinking through the gap in the floor beneath.
Fire-Tongue
9
By the time we reach the town square, afternoon's sinking into evening.
Mockingjay
10
Immigrant support groups in Spain condemned the alleged sinking of the dinghy.
The Guardian
11
Cutting interest rates would risk sinking the yuan and hastening capital outflows.
Reuters
12
The proprietor was sinking lower and lower in the mire of dissoluteness.
The Rose in the Ring
13
There are two people in the boat and the boat is sinking.
The Measurement of Intelligence / An Explanation of and a Comple...
14
Hour after hour was passing; the sun was sinking toward the west.
The Adventures of Gerard
15
Caim had a sinking suspicion he knew the answer, but asked anyway.
Shadow's son
16
Two others followed closely behind, their heavy bodies sinking in the snow.
Genellan: planetfall
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Translations for sinking
Portuguese
pressentimento
Sinking through the time
Sinking across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
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