sinking

adjsettling in

Word Origin & History

Old English sincan (intransitive) "become submerged, go under, subside" (past tense sanc, past participle suncen), from Proto-Germanic *senkwanan (cf. Old Saxon sinkan, Old Norse sökkva, Middle Dutch sinken, Dutch zinken, Old High German sinkan, German sinken, Gothic sigqan), from PIE root *sengw- "to sink."

The transitive use (mid-13c.) supplanted Middle English sench (cf. drink/drench) which died out 14c. Related: Sank; sunk; sinking. Sinking ...

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Example Sentences for sinking

I will cause the axe in the act of sinking to do away his sin.

"I was in a hurry to get back to camp," grinned Chip, sinking into a chair.

Sinking my voice to a whisper, I said: "Tell me what you have seen in my eyes, Rima?"

From the outer edges of this mass men were sinking to the ground.

She was just sinking to sleep, when she thought she heard the faint sound of a bell.

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