[{"word":"sinking","phonetic":"/ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(heading, social) To diminish or be diminished.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To conceal and appropriate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To pay absolutely.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have sunk thousands of pounds into this project."},{"definition":"To reduce or extinguish by payment.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to sink the national debt"},{"definition":"To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["descend","go down","dip","dunk","submerge"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The process by which something sinks.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sink","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sinking"]}]