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sinking feeling, a
sinking feeling, a
A sense of dread or apprehension, as in I had a sinking feeling that I'd forgotten my ticket. This expression employs sink in the sense of "become depressed," a usage dating from the early 1600s.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Sonny | | SUN-ee | English |
Filipa | | fee-LEE-pah (Polish) | Portuguese, Serbian, Croatian, Polish |
Matic | | - | Slovene |
Tedore | | - | Georgian |
ÁGi | | - | Hungarian |
Gottlieb | | GAWT-leep | German |