sinken

Definitions of sinken
  1. verb
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
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    type of:
    herunterbewegen, runterbewegen
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  2. verb
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
    synonyms: absacken
  3. verb
    disappear beyond the horizon
    synonyms: untergehen, versinken
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    antonyms:
    aufgehen
    come up, of celestial bodies
    type of:
    herunterbewegen, runterbewegen
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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