Sinking may refer to: * Sinking of a ship; see

shipwrecking Shipwrecking is an event that causes a shipwreck, such as a ship striking something that causes the ship to sink; the stranding of a ship on rocks, land or shoal; poor maintenance; or the destruction of a ship either intentionally or by violen ...

* Being submerged * ''Sinking'' (album), a 1996 studio album by The Aloof *

Sinking (behavior) () is the act of pouring out champagne in the sink. Sinking probably started in Sweden as "a reaction to the ban on spraying champagne in many bars" and the sinking is usually done by a person ordering two bottles of champagne and asking the bart ...

, the act of pouring out champagne in the sink *

Sinking (metalworking) Sinking, also known as doming, dishing or dapping, is a metalworking technique whereby flat sheet metal is formed into a non-flat object by hammering it into a concave indentation. While sinking is a relatively fast method, it results in stretchin ...

, a metalworking technique * ''Sinking'' (novella), a 1921 novella by Yu Dafu * "Sinking", a song by No Doubt from the album

No Doubt (No Doubt album) ''No Doubt'' is the debut studio album by American rock band No Doubt, released on March 17, 1992, by Interscope Records. It was originally recorded as an independent release, but was re-recorded after the band signed with Interscope. It was prod ...

* "Sinking", a song by Jars of Clay from the album

Jars of Clay (album) ''Jars of Clay'' is the first full-length studio album by Christian rock group Jars of Clay. It was released on October 24, 1995, by Essential Records. The album was released to commercial and critical acclaim, becoming one of the few Christi ...

Sinking Creek (disambiguation) Sinking Creek may refer to: * Sinking Creek (Breckinridge County, Kentucky), a tributary of the Ohio River * Sinking Creek (Jessamine County, Kentucky) *Sinking Creek (Current River), a stream in Missouri * Sinking Creek (Turnback Creek), a stream ...

, several creeks *

Well drilling Well drilling is the process of drilling a hole in the ground for the extraction of a natural resource such as ground water, brine, natural gas, or petroleum, for the injection of a fluid from surface to a subsurface reservoir or for subsurfac ...

* Shaft sinking, the process of digging a shaft in

shaft mining Shaft mining or shaft sinking is the action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom. Shaft (civil engineering), Shallow shafts, typically sunk for civil engineering projects, differ greatly ...

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