Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: sinked
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of sink

Informal

Example Sentences

"We pretty near biled ourselves and Miss Euly done got her bes' pink apron stained, an' I dropped Sis Suky's big kitchen spoon in de hogshead of sand an' it sinked 'way down teh de middle, wif us a turnin' de sand up so."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does sinked mean?: simple past and past participle of sink

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