sunken en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsʌŋkən/
- (US) audio
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged
The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet
sunken mountain ranges I took for islands
1986, Reginald Shepherd, “On Not Being White”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 52:
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(not-comparable, of eyes or cheeks) Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.
The heartbreak will take some getting over; the sunken forms of the players at the full-time whistle said as much.
2023 July 20, Suzanne Wrack, “Spain win Women’s World Cup as Olga Carmona strike breaks England hearts”, in The Guardian:She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.
Deriveds
sunkenly · sunken-eyed · unsunken · sunken lane · sunkenness
Translations (36)
fi upoksissa oleva (depressed or submerged) · ro afundat (depressed or submerged) · hu beesett (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.) · sv insjunken (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.) · sv nedsjunken (depressed or submerged) · fi uponnut (depressed or submerged) · la summersus (depressed or submerged) · de gesunken (depressed or submerged) · mi mōroto (depressed or submerged) · ka ჩაძირული (depressed or submerged) · ru зато́пленный (depressed or submerged) · ml മുങ്ങിയ (depressed or submerged) · tr batkın (depressed or submerged) · vi bị chìm (depressed or submerged) · ota باتقین (depressed or submerged) · tr batık (depressed or submerged) · bg хлътнал (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.) · tr batık (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.) · ro scufundat (depressed or submerged) · eo kava (depressed or submerged) · cy suddedig (depressed or submerged) · bg потопен (depressed or submerged) · hu mélyített (depressed or submerged) · tr batkın (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.) · el βυθισμένος (depressed or submerged) · mi mōroto (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.) · hu elmerült (depressed or submerged) · hu elsüllyedt (depressed or submerged) · ota باتقین (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.) · de eingefallen (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.) · cy tanddwr (depressed or submerged) · ru затону́вший (depressed or submerged) · hu süllyesztett (depressed or submerged) · bg потънал (depressed or submerged) · de versunken (depressed or submerged) · ru впалый (of eyes or cheeks seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face.)