Flee and Sink

Flee

Flee verb - To cease to be visible.
Usage example: the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn

Sink and flee are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sink" instead a verb "Flee".

Nearby Word: fleeing

Sink

Sink verb - To cease to be visible.
Usage example: that evening we sat on the beach, dreamily watching the sun sink beneath the horizon

Flee and sink are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flee" instead a verb "Sink".

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

Common collocations

people flee people sink people
area flee area sink area
place flee place sink place
line flee line sink line
Other words: way, world, country, ship, city, times, island, cities.

Both words in one sentence

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