Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sink like a stone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
sink -like a -s-tone
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sink immediately, with no chance of floating.

verb

To completely fail.

Inflected Forms

sinks like a stone (present, singular) sinking like a stone (participle, present) sank like a stone (past) sunk like a stone (participle, past)

Questions

What does sink like a stone mean?
To sink immediately, with no chance of floating.

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