Definitions For Sinking

noun

  • A slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
  • A descent as through liquid (especially through water)
  • A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
  • A wide bowl that has a faucet for water and a drain at the bottom and is usually positioned in a counter or on a pedestal

verb

  • To go down below the surface of water, mud, etc.
  • To cause (a ship or boat) to go down below the surface of water
  • To move down to a lower position

Is Sinking a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
15

The word Sinking is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sinking in a Sentence

  • The passengers were rescued from the boat before it sank.
  • The rock sank to the bottom of the pool.
  • My foot sank into the deep mud.
  • Was able to rise above the inner-city sink that was his birthplace

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