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sink·ing [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ attr, inv

1. sinking (not floating):

sinking

3. sinking attr (declining):

sinking
sinking

Wendungen:

to leave the sinking ship

ˈsink·ing fund SUBST FIN

sinking fund
sinking fund
Amortisationsfonds m fachspr

sinking fund SUBST FINMKT

Fachwortschatz

I . sink [sɪŋk] SUBST

2. sink Am (washbasin):

Lavabo nt CH

3. sink (cesspool):

5. sink GEOL:

Senke f

6. sink TEL:

7. sink übtr (place of vice):

Pfuhl m übtr veraltend geh

II . sink <sank [or sunk], sunk> [sɪŋk] VERB intr

10. sink (decline in health):

to be sinking [fast]
Mrs Jones is sinking fast

11. sink (become hollow):

12. sink (become absorbed):

Bel·fast ˈsink SUBST Brit

ˈkitch·en-sink ADJ attr, inv Brit, Aus

kitchen-sink play:

II . sink in VERB trans

1. sink in (force into):

2. sink in (invest):

sein Geld in etw Akk stecken ugs

CO₃⁻sink SUBST

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch
The balanced-flow equations do not contain either a force representing the sinking/buoyancy action or the vertical component of velocity.
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Sound: the thunk of meat hooks sinking into rotting blubber.
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The uplift seems to have been part of a regular cycle of megathrusts followed by gradual sinking.
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These measures are intended to prevent masonry being damaged during earthquakes or sinking into sodden ground.
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The artillery then had to be placed on board-and-bag platforms to avoid their loss by sinking into the morass.
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The ship was slowly sinking due to rainwater entering through her engine room vents and the main smokestack.
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The plan advocated for reservations and set aside sinking funds for the new inner city freeway system.
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Yet his intellectual pride prevented him sinking to the level of a mere tool.
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Offensive mines are placed in enemy waters, outside harbours and across important shipping routes with the aim of sinking both merchant and military vessels.
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The launch had witnessed the sinking of the jolly-boat, before losing contact with the two cutters and the long-boat.
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