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Sinking

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Word	Definition
sinking feelingnoun	An unpleasant feeling in the abdomen caused by hunger or, especially, apprehension or uneasiness.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sinking"

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Word	Definition
sinking feelingnoun	An unpleasant feeling in the abdomen caused by hunger or, especially, apprehension or uneasiness.
drowningnoun	An instance of a person or animal drowning.
drowned	That has died by drowning.
sunken	caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged
landfillnoun	(countable) A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.
drillingnoun	The act or process of drilling.
leakingnoun	The act by which something leaks.
drillnoun	(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
divenoun	(intransitive) To swim under water.
plungingnoun	That descends steeply.
flownoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
divingnoun	The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
pouringnoun	Flowing or falling intensely.
boreholenoun	A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
flowingnoun	Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
draughtnoun	(British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
burialnoun	The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
scubanoun	(underwater diving) An apparatus carried by a diver, which includes a tank holding compressed, filtered air and a regulator which delivers the air to the diver at ambient pressure which can be used underwater.
shipwrecknoun	(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
naufragenoun	(obsolete) shipwreck