Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinking

/ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: sink-ing
IPA: /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.

verb

present participle and gerund of sink

Example Sentences

"I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore."
"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[…]"
"The excavation took 16 months of 24-hour working to complete and required the sinking of a 65ft shaft, from where workers carved out the passageway and lined it with reinforced steel and sprayed concrete."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sink Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English sinking From sink + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
British English: /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

sinkings (plural)

Derived Forms

diesinking unsinking

Phrases

like rats from a sinking ship sinking feeling sinking fund sinking heart

Synonyms

sinking feeling

Homonyms

syncing

Rhymes With

thinking drinking linking shrinking blinking rethinking stinking winking unthinking plinking syncing

Questions

How do you pronounce sinking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/.
What does sinking mean?: gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.
Where does sinking come from?: Etymology tree English sink Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English sinking From sink + -ing.

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