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Webster 1913 Edition

Sinking

Sink′ing

,
Adj.
&
Noun.
from
Sink
.
Sinking fund
.
See under
Fund
.
–
Sinking head
(Founding)
,
a riser from which the mold is fed as the casting shrinks. See
Riser
,
Noun.
, 4.
–
Sinking pump
,
a pump which can be lowered in a well or a mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sinking

SINK'ING

,
ppr.
Falling; subsiding; depressing; declining. Sinking fund, in fiance, a fund created for sinking or paying a public debt, or purchasing the stock for the government.

Definition 2024

sinking

sinking

English

Verb

sinking

  1. present participle of sink

Derived terms

Noun

sinking ‎(plural sinkings)

  1. The act or process of sinking.
    I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.
    • 1857, Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
      We must endeavour to realize a succession of gradual sinkings or depressions into deep water, alternating with gradual emergings into shallows, and eventually a gradual continued lifting of the whole district […]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ

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