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sink in

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. click, get through, dawn, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into placeverb

    become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

    "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

  2. percolate, sink in, permeate, filterverb

    pass through

    "Water permeates sand easily"

Wiktionary

  1. sink inverb

    Become clear in one's mind.

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  1. sink in

    "Sink in" is a phrase generally used to describe the process of completely understanding or comprehensively realizing information, facts, or reality. It is often used when it takes some time for the information to be fully absorbed or comprehended. It can also mean to gradually penetrate or become absorbed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sink in in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sink in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sink in in a Sentence

  1. The Jolliff:

    I remember leaving there and my husband and I just sat in our car for 45 minutes letting it sink in, at that point it felt as if there was so little hope.

  2. Rex Hickman:

    There’s a numbness that hits you first. You know, kind of like you go into crisis mode. You think about what you can do, what you can’t do, the real pain is going to sink in over time.

  3. Nicholas Latifi:

    For me, it's a dream come true and something I've been working towards for almost half my life, it still feels a bit surreal. I don't think it will sink in fully until I'm on the grid in Melbourne next year.

  4. Gary Block:

    Steve had to go out of town on business and he literally was just landing in Florida when he got the call from Amanda, at first he thought she was making a joke or being sarcastic. It took a moment for it to sink in that it was real. The poor guy had to get straight back on a plane and come back. All he can repeat is, what do I do now? This is my only son.

  5. White House spokesman Eric Schultz:

    This is not the first time that Republicans have come out with a lot of bluster, only to have reality ultimately sink in.

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