how to pronounce sink

/ˈsɪŋk/

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sink is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of sink in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… really like this deep sink i just feel …”

meaning of sink

Sink is a type of container that is used to hold water.

sink frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word sink occurs in english on average 23.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sink can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sink can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;