1. a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; - Example: "with a sinking heart" - Example: "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach" [syn: sinking, sinking feeling]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sinking feeling
n 1: a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a
sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my
stomach" [syn: sinking, sinking feeling]