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Lowering vs Sinking - What's the difference?

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Lowering is a related term of sinking.


As verbs the difference between lowering and sinking

is that lowering is while sinking is .

As nouns the difference between lowering and sinking

is that lowering is the act of something being lowered while sinking is the act or process of sinking.

As an adjective lowering

is that lowers or frowns.

lowering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That lowers or frowns.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something being lowered.

    • Anagrams

    *

    sinking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * like rats from a sinking ship

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of sinking.
    • I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.
  • * 1857 , Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection
    • We must endeavour to realize a succession of gradual sinkings or depressions into deep water, alternating with gradual emergings into shallows, and eventually a gradual continued lifting of the whole district