Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 4 compound words that contain sinking. The most common are listed below. Open sinking in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- sinking shipSomething which is doomed; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.
- sinking fundA fund established by an economic entity by setting aside revenue over a period of time to fund a future capital expense or repay a long-term debt.
- sinking feelingAn unpleasant feeling in the abdomen caused by hunger or, especially, apprehension or uneasiness.
- kitchen sinkingAlternative form of kitchen-sinking.
- sinking feelingsplural of sinking feeling: An unpleasant feeling in the abdomen caused by hunger or, especially, apprehension or uneasiness.
- sinking fundsplural of sinking fund: A fund established by an economic entity by setting aside revenue over a period of time to fund a future capital expense or repay a long-term debt.
- sinking shipsplural of sinking ship: Something which is doomed; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.
- sinking heartA feeling of intense sadness.
- like rats from a sinking shipQuickly but futilely, away from a failing project.
- sinking or swimmingpresent participle and gerund of sink or swim
- like a rat from a sinking shipAlternative form of like rats from a sinking ship: Quickly but futilely, away from a failing project.
Compound words 4
- unsinkingThat does not sink.
- diesinkingThe process of making dies (and molds) by any of various processes, such as engraving, milling, grinding, electrical discharge machining, and others.
- countersinkingpresent participle and gerund of countersink
- heatsinkingpresent participle and gerund of heatsink