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Sinking feeling   /sˈɪŋkɪŋ fˈilɪŋ/   Listen
Sinking feeling

noun
1.
A feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension.  Synonym: sinking.  "A sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"





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"Sinking feeling" Quotes from Famous Books



... tampered with vital station equipment for your own personal use," added Connel. With a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, Roger noticed the major was strangely quiet in his interrogation. It felt like the ...
— Danger in Deep Space • Carey Rockwell
... toward the dark masses of that fanatic city, the silent progress of the long, dark line through the night, their mysterious disappearance, one by one, as we neared the city, the creepy, hair-raising journey through the dark streets—I shall never forget for the rest of my life the sinking feeling in my abdomen and the throbbing in my head. But I wanted to be there, for Benda was my ...
— Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 • Various


Words linked to "Sinking feeling" :   anxiety


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