What does sinking mean?
Sinking means gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk..
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/ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ · noun
gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk..
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.
Use sinking when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sinking means gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk..
Common synonyms include sinking feeling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.
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