how to pronounce sunken

/ˈsʌŋkən/

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sunken is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… yes with a sunken garden behind me where …”

meanings of sunken

adjective:

Caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged.
Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age.

verb:

Past participle of sink.

sunken frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sunken occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sunken 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 sunken can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;