Pass and Sinking

Pass

Pass verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

Sinking is a synonym for pass. In some cases you can replace term "Sinking" with "Pass", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Sinking

Sinking noun - A slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength).
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Synonyms for Sinking

Pass is a synonym for sinking. Sometimes you can use "Pass" instead a verb "Sinking".

Nearby Words: sink, sinker

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Ganbare Goemon Ship Sinking and Ship Tease: In Kuru Nara Koi, GoeYae fans are baited by an impending Medicine Kiss scenario, only for Yae to quickly pass the task on to an obliging Ebisumaru instead.
  • Stiff Upper Lip After the British ship HMS Coventry was hit by an Argentinian missile during the Falklands War of 1982 and was sinking, the crew awaiting rescue figured they might as well pass the time and started singing "Always Look On the Bright Side of Life".
  • Going Down with the Ship After the ship begins sinking, Wilma and Betty are given the life raft while Fred and Barney, who spent the episode bickering about who should be the captain, begin trying to pass the duty off to the other to avoid going down with it.
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