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sinking noun

  /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
  • the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.
 Untergang

sink verb

  /sɪŋk/ , /zɪŋk/
  • (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
 sinken, versenken
  • (transitive) To push (something) into something.
  • (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
 senken, versenken

sink noun

  /sɪŋk/ , /zɪŋk/
  • A basin used for holding water for washing.
 Spülbecken, Spüle, Waschbecken, Lavabo, Spülstein
  • (graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.
 Senke
  • A drain for carrying off wastewater.
 Abfluss
sinking ship
sinkendes Schiff
the rats are deserting the sinking ship
die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff
the rats are leaving the sinking ship
die Ratten verlassen das sinkende Schiff
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