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sink in
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb sink in has 2 senses
- sink in(v = verb.cognition) click, come home, dawn, fall into place, get across, get through, penetrate - become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" Sample sentence:
- sink in(v = verb.contact) filter, percolate, permeate - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" is one way to penetrate, perforate
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THESAURUS
sink in
affect, arrest the thoughts, be glimpsed, be remembered, bemire, bog, bog down, catch the thoughts, come home to, come through, dawn on, get across, get over, grab, hit, hit the mark, impress, impress forcibly, make an impression, mire, never be forgotten, obsess, penetrate, rankle, register, rock, smite, soak in, stodge, strike, strike hard, strike home, tell, traumatize
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