a sinking feeling



a sinking feeling

  (informal)
a feeling that something bad is going to happen I had that sinking feeling you get going into an exam you haven't studied for.
See also: feeling, sink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BuffyBUF-eeEnglish
Meginhard-Ancient Germanic
DollyDAHL-eeEnglish
Ekene-Western African, Igbo
Scot-English, Scottish
HesiodHES-ee-əd (English), HEE-see-əd (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)